Group Accountant (Academies)

Job description

• Based at West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds with travel across our sites as required : Abbeygate Sixth Form, Bury St Edmunds /One Sixth Form, Ipswich , Exning Primary school, Exning & SENDAT
• 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £48,660 per annum - £51,471 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience)

We're looking for a Group Accountant to join our Group and play a key role in shaping our financial future. In this role, you'll manage everything from preparing consolidated financial statements to overseeing budgets for multiple schools, ensuring we stay compliant with education regulations. You'll also work closely with our senior leadership team to help drive financial strategy and lead a talented finance team to support the Group's goals.

If you're a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with strong experience in financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Ideally, you'll have strong post-qualification experience, especially in the education or charity sector, and know your way around accounting software like Sage or PS Financials.

If you're ready to make a real difference in education and advance your career, we'd love to hear from you.

We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our employee assistance programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company Events
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities available

Eastern Education Group is a leading network of schools committed to providing high-quality education and fostering academic excellence across our communities. With a focus on inclusivity, innovation, and student success, we are dedicated to creating enriching learning environments where every student can thrive. Our schools offer a broad curriculum, supported by passionate educators who prioritise both academic achievement and personal development.

As a Group, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.

This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected]

Completed application forms should be made via out recruitment portal - if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Closing Date: 8.00am on 7th October 2024

Interviews: Shortly thereafter

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website.