Management Accountant, London

Are you looking for a Finance role in a fast-growing business where people are at the heart of everything we do?

Would you like to work within a socially conscious organisation that is making a real impact in the education sector?

The Key is the leading provider of support for schools and academy trusts, relied upon by over half of all schools in England. Our whole school approach gives leaders one trusted source to turn to for any challenge, equipping them with highly accurate, expertly synthesised and context-rich resources, guidance and CPD.

The role

We are looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join our Financial Control team. This is a hybrid role (2 days in the office) that includes month end management reporting responsibilities as well as continuous process improvement and optimisation focusing on Cost assurance specifically. There will be plenty of opportunities to get involved in projects.

Responsibilities

• Create and own monthly cost reporting by supplier, GL code for multiple legal entities against budget
• P&L and Balance Sheet variance analysis
• Maintaining monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including accruals, prepayments and fixed assets
• Complete cost reviews to ensure the amount we are charged is accurate and appropriate
• Business partnering with senior leaders, working closely with the FP&A team to deliver results and variances to budget
• Investigate any discrepancies or future plans with the FP&A teams and Purchasing teams as appropriate
• Capture the Staff Capitalisation amounts for the engineering and product teams and maintain the schedule
• Help with the annual audit process providing sample support and answering any queries in relation to areas of responsibility.
• Raise monthly intercompany recharges across the Group

Efficiencies

• Bringing in other subsidiaries & future acquisitions to existing processes
• Identifying & implementing group efficiencies wherever possible
• Calling out system improvements and supporting with ad hoc duties to fit business needs

Requirements

Essential

• 5+ year experience working as a management accountant
• Part-qualified or finalist with a chartered body such as ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• Experience and/or desire to work at a fast growing, but young business
• Proficient in spoken and written English
• Proven track record of presenting month-end information to stakeholders in a concise and professional manner
• Is confident talking in front of of senior leaders and explaining variance and discrepancies
• Excel experience at an intermediate level

• Experience of working to deadlines and with non-financial managers
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of tasks
• Can do attitude and a willingness to be hands on
• Must be comfortable working with a high degree of change and ambiguity
• Ability to manage a diverse workload in a fast-moving environment
• Willing to be in the office 2 times a week

Desirable

• Experience of working with NetSuite
• Experience in technology and/or a SaaS business
• Proactively identifies opportunities to use systems, automation, and data tools to optimise workflows

Benefits

We place huge importance on caring for and developing our people. If you join us you can expect a good work-life balance and the training and support you need to succeed in your role and continue to progress. We are a socially conscious company, but one that also likes to have fun.

We offer:

• A generous holiday allowance (25 days in your first year and 28 days from your second)
• The option to buy and sell holidays as well as additional ‘Key Days’ throughout the year
• Four days of governor leave annually
• A very generous family policy for both maternity and paternity leave (up to 20 weeks and 6 weeks at full pay respectively)
• Free access to a financial wellbeing app, Bippit
• Access to BUPA dental insurance level 2
• And multitude of other benefits to support our employees

We're serious about flexibility, so if you would like to work part time, or more flexibly in any way please get in touch and we will accommodate where we can.