Senior Management Accountant

SF Recruitment is working with a fantastic educational organisation based in the north Birmingham area. They are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Management Accountant to support the Head of Management Accounts in delivering accurate and timely consolidated accounts. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and purpose-driven finance team, playing a key role in helping ensure sound financial stewardship across multiple entities. Key tasks: Key Responsibilities: - Assist the Head of Management Accounts in the preparation of consolidated monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness. - Collate and review financial data from individual entites and central teams for inclusion in consolidated reports. - Prepare supporting schedules and working papers for consolidated accounts, including accruals, prepayments, and inter-academy transactions. - Perform variance analysis and assist in the commentary for senior leadership, Trustees, and other key stakeholders. - Liaise with individual academy finance teams to ensure consistency and accuracy in reporting. - Contribute to forecasting and budgeting processes, supporting organisation-wide financial planning and analysis. - Help ensure compliance with the organisations financial procedures and reporting requirements. - Support internal and external audit processes, including the preparation of year-end schedules and responses to audit queries. - Assist with ongoing improvements to financial systems, controls, and reporting processes across the organisation. Please get in touch if this sounds of interest.