Management Accountant at Premier Education Group HQ

Premier Education are looking for a new Management Accountant to join their team!

Do you want to join an Award-winning organisation for its Company Culture, as well as being a finalist as Best Overall Company with the Business Excellence Awards?

With a fantastic benefits scheme and working environment full of engaging activities, as well teams committed to your wellbeing and the environment, we are increasingly recognised as an employer of choice!

Reporting directly into the Finance Director, the Educate Management Accountant is responsible for but not limited to:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts- Meet with management to discuss the monthly management accounts to ensure that they are accurate, and the financial position is understood. Agree actions as required with management to address issues identified during the review process (e.g. recovery of debtors, under/over accruals, overhead reductions required etc)
• Preparing and filing quarterly VAT returns– Prepare and file the quarterly VAT returns for each company by the end of the month prior to the relevant date that payment is required.
• Assisting with budgets and reforecasting- Updating budget/reforecast template input files with year to date actuals and prior year actuals and current year budgets.
• Supporting finance colleagues and wider group.

Person Specification and required skills:

Approach to work

• Plan own time to ensure tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure any absence from work for holiday has been planned and arrange cover as appropriate.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate well with others in the company, and with those outside the company.
• Ensure that workflows are easily identifiable so that in your absence other members of staff are able to continue the work without hindrance.

Personal Standards

• Ensure colleagues, customers & suppliers are treated ethically & with respect.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work independently is essential.
• Strongly numerate, detail focused and able to keep highly organised, accurate records.

Team Working

• Work consistently to improve relationships with all colleagues, making an effort to understand the problems of others.
• Ensure requests to others are clear and fair and show an awareness of the affect they are having on the working environment of others.
• Offer assistance to colleagues with their workloads as necessary and provide cover for absent colleagues.

Required Experience and qualifications

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA,ACA or equivalent)
• Competent using Microsoft Office including Excel and Word
• Advanced Excel skills required
• Experience of using Sage 200, desirable but not essential
• Part qualified candidates will be considered

WHAT WE OFFER:

· Additional holiday purchase for all staff as well as 24 days holiday excluding Bank Holiday allowance as standard increasing at 2,3,5,7 years’ service.

· Regular company events and wellbeing activities including organised on-site massages.

· An Astro pitch where the following takes place: football, badminton, pool, table-tennis, PT/Yoga sessions, whole group meetings.

· Dog Friendly offices (yes, we can bring our dogs to work!)

· Staff Kitchen stocked with drinks and Snacks

· Free eyecare and glasses vouchers as well as free flu jabs.

· On site parking at Head office.

· Priority doctors’ appointments 24/7 (including cover when abroad)

· Big 4 Supermarket discounts.

· 100s of retail discounts.

· Discounted gym memberships.

· Shower facilities (for after exercise at lunch times or in the morning!)

· All birthdays are recognised with an extra day off as a gift.

· Employee of the month awards.

Please note this role requires a hybrid approach of 1-2 days per week in our office in Attleborough/Shropham Norfolk UK. Please consider this when looking at commuting distances.

Whilst we strive to contact all applicants who have shown interest in working with us, due to the current climate, should you not receive a response from us within 30 days, please accept that as confirmation we will not be taking your applications further.

In some roles, new appointed employees are required to complete either a standard or enhanced DBS Check and register with the DBS Update Service. Please note: From the 28 November 2020 the government implemented changes to the filtering rules therefore we have been instructed that we cannot accept any update service checks on DBS certificates that have been issued before this date. Therefore, a new one must be completed with the organisation.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £45,000.00-£47,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Store discount
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
We operate safe COVID conditions. If you would like more information about this role please contact [email protected]

Work Location: In person