Management Accountant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Mawrth 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £50,000 i £55,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 31 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Street, Somerset |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Millfield School |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Millfield School is seeking an experienced and forward thinking Management Accountant to join our Finance Team. This is a key role supporting the Finance Manager and Head of Finance in delivering high quality financial management across Millfield and its subsidiaries.
The Role
As our Management Accountant, you will play a central part in ensuring robust financial reporting, insightful analysis, and effective financial controls. Your duties will include (but are not limited to):
• Producing timely and accurate monthly and termly management accounts and supporting all month end close procedures.
• Providing insightful financial commentary, identifying trends, variances, and key performance indicators.
• Contributing to the preparation of statutory accounts and supporting internal and external audit processes.
• Assisting with budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and scenario planning to support strategic decision making.
• Delivering a finance business partnering service to budget holders, helping them understand and manage their financial performance.
• Supporting VAT management and compliance across the group.
• Contributing to systems development, process improvement, and the implementation of new financial tools and procedures.
About You
We are looking for a proactive, analytical and collaborative qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with:
• Significant experience in management accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Strong technical skills, including advanced Excel capability.
• Experience of statutory accounts and VAT compliance (group VAT advantageous).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain financial information to non financial colleagues.
• A solutions focused mindset, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience in the education or charity sector is desirable but not essential.
Working Hours & Salary:
This is a year round, office-based role working Monday to Friday, 8.30am–5pm, with a salary of £50,000–£55,000 per annum depending on skills and experience, plus a wide range of staff benefits.
Closing date for applications: 31st March.
Millfield School is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We are a community that celebrates diversity, supporting our pupils and employees to be brilliant as individuals.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Specific safeguarding responsibilities for this position are outlined in the job description. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks including, but not limited to, Enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references. All positions within the school are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Be kind, be individual, be brilliant. Millfield School, where being an individual is recognised as the key to brilliance.
The Role
As our Management Accountant, you will play a central part in ensuring robust financial reporting, insightful analysis, and effective financial controls. Your duties will include (but are not limited to):
• Producing timely and accurate monthly and termly management accounts and supporting all month end close procedures.
• Providing insightful financial commentary, identifying trends, variances, and key performance indicators.
• Contributing to the preparation of statutory accounts and supporting internal and external audit processes.
• Assisting with budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and scenario planning to support strategic decision making.
• Delivering a finance business partnering service to budget holders, helping them understand and manage their financial performance.
• Supporting VAT management and compliance across the group.
• Contributing to systems development, process improvement, and the implementation of new financial tools and procedures.
About You
We are looking for a proactive, analytical and collaborative qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with:
• Significant experience in management accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Strong technical skills, including advanced Excel capability.
• Experience of statutory accounts and VAT compliance (group VAT advantageous).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain financial information to non financial colleagues.
• A solutions focused mindset, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience in the education or charity sector is desirable but not essential.
Working Hours & Salary:
This is a year round, office-based role working Monday to Friday, 8.30am–5pm, with a salary of £50,000–£55,000 per annum depending on skills and experience, plus a wide range of staff benefits.
Closing date for applications: 31st March.
Millfield School is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We are a community that celebrates diversity, supporting our pupils and employees to be brilliant as individuals.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Specific safeguarding responsibilities for this position are outlined in the job description. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks including, but not limited to, Enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references. All positions within the school are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Be kind, be individual, be brilliant. Millfield School, where being an individual is recognised as the key to brilliance.