Financial Controller Qualified Full or Part Time Education Provider
Are you ready to crunch numbers while making a real impact?At Real Group, were more than just spreadsheets and financial reports.
Were a passionate team dedicated to transforming lives through psychology, education, and cutting-edge e-learning.
As our Financial Controller, you won t just manage the numbers you ll help shape our journey as we grow, innovate, and make a difference in education worldwide.If you re a detail-loving, strategy-focused financial whiz with a heart for meaningful work, we want to hear from you.
Let s work together to make Real Group s mission a reality- one budget, forecast, and balance sheet at a time!Role Info: Financial Controller
- Fully Qualified Canterbury 3 days / Home 2 days Plus Occasional Visits to Other Offices and Team Events £60,000
- £70,000 dependent on experience Full Time and Part Time (e.g.
- CIMA, ACA or ACCA Plus extension PQE.About Us:At Real Group, we re all about empowering educators and changing lives.
Delivered face-to-face, online, or blended, our innovative approach fuses psychology, education, and technology to push boundaries and make a real difference across the globe.Globally recognised as trailblazers in our field, we re on an exciting growth journey
- expanding our existing courses and apprenticeships and creating new products and services to help shape the future of education.Founded by educational psychologists, we pride ourselves on a positive, people-first culture where our values drive everything we do.
- they re our foundation, as we aim and work to make education more inclusive worldwide.Every day, we focus on what matters most: empowering educators, promoting inclusive practices, and positively impacting children s lives.
If you re ready to join a forward-thinking, values-driven company making waves in education, let s talk!Step Into the Spotlight as Our Financial Controller.As Financial Controller, you will be the financial mastermind with a knack for turning data into clarity.You ll play a central role in overseeing all financial ledger operations across every corner of our organisation.
With a focus on maintaining the integrity of our financial activities and records, you ll develop, implement, and nurture efficient and accurate processes to ensure everything runs smoothly.From producing timely monthly management accounts to providing meaningful commentary and analysis, your work will help us stay financially sound and strategically informed.Where you ll add value:Get Strategic: Take the lead on month-end tasks, rolling forecasts, and management accounts, making sure our financial reporting is timely and razor-sharp.
Shape the Future: Work with our Finance Director to bring our financial operations in-house and create efficient, effective processes that make life easier for everyone.
Be an Investigator: Analyse financial performance, uncover insights, and provide resolutions that help drive smarter decisions across the group.Lead the Charge: Guide the finance analyst team to keep credit control in check and ensure cash flow keeps us going strong.
Make a Difference: Support strategic decisions with meaningful analysis and help us transform lives through your financial expertise.If you love balance sheets, relish a good reconciliation, and thrive on translating numbers into strategies, we want you.
Join us on our mission to combine numbers and impact in a way that s truly transformative.Ready to take the leap?
Let s make a difference together!About you:You re a number powerhouse with the qualifications to prove it CIMA, ACA, or ACCA certified, with plenty of experience under your belt.
But that s just the start:- Controls & Governance Pro: You know your way around technical accounting like it s second nature, and you re all about keeping things watertight and squeaky clean.
- Data Dynamo: Consolidating data?
Bringing the big picture into focus is your specialty.
- Excel Extraordinaire: Pivot tables, macros, or mind-boggling formulas whatever Excel throws at you, you ace it every time.
- Detail Detective: Nothing gets past your sharp eye you spot the tiniest discrepancies and make them right in no time.
If this sounds like you, we cant wait to meet our new financial whizz.You ll be looked after:We build our team with talented, positive-thinking and experienced individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Working with us brings many benefits including:+ Flexible working within a friendly, supportive team + Competitive salary and benefits package + Hybrid work environment (60% in office / 40% at home) with flexibility + Opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing organization + Make a significant impact on the financial success of the companyWe are an equal opportunity employer.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.We welcome applications from all.Interested?
Apply here for a fast-track path to our Finance Director.
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