The RoleWe are supporting a fantastic Education organisation in Newcastle upon Tyne in their search for a new Management Accountant to join them on a permanent basis in a newly created role. This opportunity is suited to a highly experienced and fully qualified Accountant with excellent Finance Business Partnering skills, ideally built within the education sector. Areas of responsibility:
1. Preparation and delivery of Management Accounts
2. Provision of operational and strategic financial support in conjunction with the Executive Team
3. Supporting the financial accounting needs of the organisation as directed by the COO/CFO including preparation of VAT returns, control account reconciliations, cash flow forecasting etc
4. To support procurement processes including tenders
5. To complete month end payroll processes and checks
6. Supporting effective financial planning practices in the preparation of budgets and forecasts
7. Supporting the COO/CFO in ensuring compliance with financial guidelines, statutory and reporting requirements
8. Assisting in completion of the year end processes
9. To plan and deliver finance training, advice, guidance and support to both the central finance team and financial/non financial staff across different sites, assisting them in financial management knowledge development
10. Working with the auditors to complete any internal or external audits and implem...