Management Accountant - Alpha Academies TrustJobsGoPublic

Chief

Executive Officer: Mr S French | Required: As Soon As Possible | Management

Accountant | Permanent | Whole Year | 37 hours per week | Level 11, Actual

Salary £43,149 to £46,579

The Alpha Academies Trust (AAT) is seeking to appoint

an experienced and motivated Management Accountant to support the Finance

Director in delivering high-quality financial management, reporting,

budgeting, forecasting and financial control across the Trust. Based

at The Discovery Academy with travel across the Trust as required. This role is

based fully on-site, with working hours of 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Thursday,

and 8:00am to 3:30pm on Friday.

This

is an exciting opportunity to join our Central Team and play a key role in

supporting the financial sustainability and strategic development of our

academies. Working closely with the Finance Director, Principals,

budget holders and senior leaders, you will

provide accurate financial information, analysis and advice

to support effective decision-making.

We are looking for someone who:

Is a CCAB Qualified Accountant

Has strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting

experience.

Can analyse and present financial information clearly.

Has excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving

skills.

Can build effective relationships with a wide range

of stakeholders.

Ideally has experience within an Academy Trust,

education, charity or public sector environment.

Our Trust has an amazing family of

academies, and each has its own ethos and values that contribute to the wider

Trust purpose. We are committed to delivering a first-class education to

overcome inequality and as a member of the Trust Central Team, you will play a

key part in helping us to achieve that. We are a local trust with all academies

in close proximity, this allows us to focus our strategic direction on learning

from each other to ensure that we can deliver the very best in experiences and

standards for the communities that we serve.

Our main priority is to develop

people and our staff in the organisation are no exception to this. The Trust

Central Team facilitates the very best in collaboration, staff development and

wellbeing. In order to continue this, we need exceptional people, who we will

support to be outstanding professionals.

Do you want to be a part of this? If

you do, we would love to receive your application.

The

ability to converse at ease with members of the public, including staff and

students in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, therefore

postholders must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with

confidence through the medium of English.

Our Purpose

Our

purpose is to deliver a first-class education for every child that overcomes

inequality. We recruit outstanding staff and make their professional

development a number one priority. We are committed to working with other

stakeholders to create a joined-up momentum, with the ambition of bringing

about transformational change.

Our

values are AmbitionRespect

Belonging

Why Alpha?

Our

Trust is located in Stoke-on-Trent and consists of two Secondary Academies,

four Primary Academies and a Central Team. Alpha Academies Trust has been

established to create a network of Primary and Secondary Academies in North

Staffordshire.

We help over 4000 pupils develop and

grow into very special individuals. Our staff thrive in doing this and as a

result, fulfil their own immense sense of purpose. Joining us, will in turn

mean that you can support those pupils as well as our staff in being the best

that they can be. You will be a part of their success.

We care about our people and feel

that we can achieve the greatest impact through a research led culture.

We believe that mutual Respect should

serve as the foundation of our organisation. This supports collaboration and as

a result our people are creative, confident and work as one. Our staff identify

the approaches that have the greatest impact on children and support the

well-being and workload of all our staff.

For

all successful applicants the Alpha Academies Trust will support with the

option to further your career by progressing or swapping to become an associate

teacher on the appropriate pathway to teaching. This can be discussed at

interview or at any time during your employment with Alpha.

The Benefits

of Working for Our Trust

The Trust offers a benefits package

which includes a local government pension scheme, Staffordshire Pension Fund, a

discounted gym membership for on-site gyms and a 25%

discount at Nuffield Health Stoke Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, free on-site

parking, subsidised meals and a Cyclescheme. Annual leave entitlement starts

from 28 days, increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service.  We also

offer an Employee Assistance Programme through Life and Progress including

counselling services to ensure that our staff are looked after and supported.

We’re Disability

Confident!

Alpha Academies Trust is a Disability

Confident Employer which means that it has made commitments to the recruitment

and continued employment of people with disabilities. Should you require any

reasonable adjustments during any point of the application process, please

contact our Trust HR Team at [email protected] to discuss.

Our Commitment

to Safeguarding

The Alpha Academies Trust is committed

to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and

expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation

of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be subject to an

enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service, as well as an online

social media check along with other stringent vetting and induction processes.

How to Apply

We want people who are prepared to make

a difference to a child’s life and inspire others.

We want a community that thrives on

Ambition, Respect and Belonging.

If you have these qualities and want to

be part of our team, please come and join us. To apply, simply click on the

'Apply Now' button located at the top of this page, directing you to the Alpha

Academies Trust vacancy portal.

If you're already registered, please

log in to submit your application. New users can register using the sign-up

option and proceed to submit their application. Should you need any further

information regarding your application please contact our Trust HR Team by

email at [email protected].

Successful candidates will be required to provide

original qualification certificates as part of the pre-employment onboarding

process. Where originals are unavailable, replacement certificates may be

required.

Visits to our Academy are warmly welcomed, please contact the Academy

to arrange a mutually convenient appointment.

Closing

Date for this Post: Friday 13th November 2026 at 9:00am

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed