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We are seeking a qualified Management Accountant to join our Finance Department andsupport the financial stewardship of New Hall School Trust and New Hall School EnterprisesLimited. This role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to the effective running of acomplex, values-led educational environment at a time of growth and investment.
Working closely with the Head of Finance and colleagues across the School, the ManagementAccountant will play a pivotal role in delivering financial reporting and analysis as well asshaping continuous process improvement.
Key responsibilities:
- to prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts including profit and lossstatements, balance sheets and cash flow reporting with clear variance analysis andcommentary on financial performance and trends
- to produce and analyse budgets, forecasts, and longer-term financial planning, providingclear explanations and actionable insights
- to provide financial insight to support educational and operational initiatives, includingcapital and estates-related projects
- to business partner with budget holders across academic and support departments tomonitor performance, control costs and improve efficiency
- to support year-end processes, audit preparation, and strong financial governance
- to contribute to continuous improvement in finance systems, controls, and reporting,ensuring data integrity and consistency
- to support the evaluation of new initiatives, capital projects, and business cases, includingsensitivity and risk analysis
- to support risk management activities by identifying financial risks and proposingappropriate mitigating actions
- to ensure compliance with accounting standards, company policies and regulatoryrequirements
- to work collaboratively with colleagues across the Finance Department, including theFinancial Accountant and Assistant Accountants
- to provide cover and support across all finance functions when required, particularlyduring peak periods
Person Specification:
Essential:
- to hold a full, professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
- to have proven experience and a strong understanding of management accountingprinciples within a complex organisation
- to have experience producing monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts witha strong track record of clear financial analysis and variance reporting
- to have strong analytical skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly tonon-finance colleagues
- to have excellent excel skills and experience of financial systems
- to be detail orientated with high levels of accuracy, integrity, and organisation
- to have strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail with the ability to challengeassumptions constructively and add value beyond the numbers
- to be adaptable and open to change with a continuous improvement mindset
- to be a strong team player who is proactive and self-motivated with the ability to workindependently
Desirable:
- to have previous experience working within the education sector
Information about the School
New Hall is a Catholic independent boarding & day school for girls and boys aged 1-18. New Hall School operates the highly successful 'diamond model', where students are educated in co-educational classes from ages 1 to 11 and at Sixth Form. However, from ages 11 to 16 they are taught in single-sex lessons. Click on one of the four diamonds below to find out more about our divisions.
The main benefits of the 'diamond model' and five years of single-sex teaching, derive from the ability to tailor pastoral and academic provision more sensitively and expertly to the needs of young people going through the physical, emotional and social upheaval of adolescence. Young teenagers are liberated from the negative peer pressure of having to perform in mixed classes. The gender stereotyping of subjects is also removed. Girls and boys follow an identical curriculum and do not learn to perceive subjects as being more suited to either girls or boys.
The Sixth Form experience at New Hall is about expanding students' horizons, both in their specialist areas of study and, more generally, in terms of their personal development.
From the moment New Hall students first travel up the mile-long, tree-lined avenue that leads to the grand façade of the former Tudor palace, they will be given individual opportunities to grow, learn, be challenged and to develop into confident young men and women. New Hall is set in an idyllic and convenient location, on the outskirts of the City of Chelmsford, Essex, just 30 minutes by train from London and within easy reach of all major London airports.
As a Catholic independent boarding & day school, at New Hall with every student we aim to educate the whole person: academically, creatively and socially, in a community which also nurtures the spiritual dimensions of human life.