Hours:
- Monday to Friday
- 40 hours per week
- 52 weeks per year
Introduction:
Queen Ethelburga’s is set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, on the Thorpe Underwood Estate. Staff work as one team – whether they are directly teaching or supporting students as part of the school and pastoral teams, or as part of our estates team making sure that the campus works as it should – to create a vibrant learning and living environment in which every student can thrive. We aspire to excellence, have high expectations of ourselves and others, and take pride in everything we do. We aim to nurture resilient, confident, and independent lifelong learners. The Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Standard is ‘To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have’.
Role:
We are searching for an MI Accountant to provide support to the Chief Finance Officer with internal and external reporting, along with support and oversight of the finance department.
This job description is written at a specific time and is subject to change as the demands of the Collegiate and the role develops. The role requires flexibility and adaptability and the employees of the Collegiate need to be aware that they may be asked to perform tasks and be given responsibilities not detailed in this job description.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Statutory Accounts production for c25 entities including reconciliations and auditor liaison
- Management Accounts production and development of reports to budget holders
- Management Information reports regular production and development of new reports as required
- VAT return production and reconciliation
- Office For National Statistics returns production and submission
- Recharges & apportionment of expenses to business units
- Review of balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with technical accounting treatment within Sage
- Ensure financial records are accurate and properly recorded
The Appointed Candidate will have:
- Experience of working within a school environment (Desirable)
- Experience of maintaining accurate financial records
- Experience of working with sage
- Qualification in accountancy (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Strong Excel modelling skills including formulas
- Knowledge of Visual Basic on Excel (Desirable)
- Strong accounting skills
- Confident and professional manner
- People management skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- All staff are enrolled in the People’s Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free staff gym
- Annual family summer barbecue
- Annual black tie Christmas Ball for staff and a guest
- Subsidised school fees for staff children
Applying:
QE is committed to ensuring a safe environment for its pupils and staff. Applicants will be required to provide proof of identity and undergo the relevant DBS checks for their role.
Any personal information you share with us on your application form will be used solely for recruitment purposes. Your details will be held for up to 6 months and destroyed after this time.
Any questions on individual roles or the recruitment process can be sent to the HR department on recruitment@qe.org
We receive high volumes of applications, due to this if you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, unfortunately on this occasion your application will not have been successful.
