Financial Accountant

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications: • Part/Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA Good numeracy and literacy

• Experience of working in a finance environment
• Experience of a financial accountant or similar role
• Experience of producing management accounts
• Experience of budget preparation
• Experience of balance sheet and year-end reconciliations

• Strong interpersonal and people skills
• Ability to line manage and oversee team performance
• Motivate, train, develop, and lead team members
• Excellent organisational and time management skills (ability to meet deadlines)
• Ability to develop positive working relationships
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Solution focused
• Pragmatic • Approachable
• Accurate and diligent work
• Detail orientated
• Passion for learning and development
• Able to exercise judgement and refer matters as necessary
• Good knowledge and understanding of accounting principles
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office suite
• Ability to manipulate data and produce meaningful reports
• Confidentiality
• Strong interpersonal and people skills
• Ability to line manage and oversee team performance
• Motivate, train, develop, and lead team members
• Build and maintain positive cross-functional relationships
• Foster trust and engender confidence within the team
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

What the school offers its staff

The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer.