Job Description
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Keys Co-operative Academy Trust is an educational charity formed by a co-operative of specialist schools with a common legal and moral purpose. In our schools, this means we work together to provide learning opportunities suitable to the varying needs of our young people working towards achieving our vision of enabling young people, regardless of their barriers, to achieve their full potential, enjoy positive life chances and make a positive contribution to their community.
We are looking to recruit a qualified Management Accountant to join our professional central team who will support our business support services by developing, producing, analysing and reporting accurate monthly management accounts, with key financial information to Trustees, Executive Leaders and Headteachers within our Trust.
In addition to management accounting responsibilities our Management Accountant will provide some oversight and support to our central finance team in undertaking all end-to-end accounting practices in accordance with Academy / Trusts regulations and accounting standards.
This is a brand new permanent post starting in September 2022 and is being initially offered part time and working school term time only. Our ideal candidate will be a qualified or part-qualified accountant with a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience of financial practices, who may now be looking for a part time position, working school term times only.
Great communication skills are essential as the role will involve communicating across all levels within the organisation, including the Board of Trustees, Executive Leaders, Headteachers and our staff in our schools.
Experience within academy, public sector or charity finance management is desirable, but not essential.
The role is offered at Local Government Scale 11 (Pt 38-42) with a full time equivalent salary of £42,614 - £46,662 (Pay award pending)
The role is initially offered part time - 12 hours across 2 or 3 days per week, working school term time only. The pro-rata actual salary for this role will be £10,880 - £11,608 (Pay award pending). There will be some flexibility around working hours, pattern and working location, with hybrid home and office working arrangements considered.
We expect that the role will expand with the growth of the trust, therefore there may be scope to increase working hours in the future.
Information about the School
Keys Co-operative Academy Trust are a small Academy Trust located in Essex. We currently have two Alternative Provision schools, serving Mid and North East Essex and a Special School in Brentwood. Our Trust is based on Co-operative values which guide and inform the ethos of all of our schools.