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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Thank you for your interest in the role of Management Accountant at the Fair Education Alliance.
The Fair Education Alliance (FEA) is a cross-sector coalition of 300 member organisations tackling educational inequity. We unite behind a shared vision: no child’s success is limited by their socioeconomic background.
In September 2025 we launched an ambitious five-year strategy ‘From Neighborhood to National’ to confront the deep-rooted inequities facing children and young people. This is an exciting moment of organisational growth at The Fair Education Alliance. As we scale our work and our team, we are investing in our operational foundations to ensure we remain well-governed, financially resilient and able to deliver our strategy with confidence.
This role represents a significant investment in that infrastructure. You will be joining a small but highly capable operations team and playing a central role in how FEA manages and understands its finances as it grows. You will work closely with relevant members of the senior leadership team and colleagues across the organisation.
The Management Accountant plays a central role in ensuring that the Fair Education Alliance’s finances are accurate, well managed and clearly understood across the organisation. Working as part of the operations team, the postholder maintains the financial systems and processes that underpin FEA’s work. This includes overseeing day-to-day finance operations, producing reliable management accounts, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and ensuring that financial records meet charity accounting and regulatory requirements.
The Management Accountant also acts as a trusted financial partner to colleagues across the organisation. By providing clear, accessible financial information and helping budget holders understand their resources, the role enables confident decision-making by the senior leadership team and trustees. Through careful financial stewardship, strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous improvement, the Management Accountant helps ensure that FEA remains financially resilient and able to deliver its mission to create a fairer education system.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis from Tuesday 10 March
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Applications close: 30 March (9am)
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First round interviews: Rolling during application window
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Second round interviews: Rolling during application window
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Start date: As soon as possible (to be agreed with the successful candidate)
Registered Charity
11 - 20
No child’s success should be limited by their socioeconomic background.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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Who are we
Unlocking Potential is the charity that supports schools and communities to ensure no child or family struggles alone with their social, emotional and mental health needs. We provide flexible, over-time, multi-disciplinary therapeutic support that meets children and families where they are, and enables them to feel safe, understood and the best version of themselves.
The scale of the social and mental health challenges affecting children and families in the UK is greater than ever before and our services for schools, and with families, is an impactful response to unprecedented demand and unmet need for therapeutic support.
Vision
Everyone feels supported, equipped and able to achieve their potential.
Mission
Our mission is to provide tailored therapeutic support to more children, while training the practitioners of the future to build holistic, resilient social systems that equip children and their families with the confidence, tools, and skills to thrive at school and within their communities.
Values
Individual
Everything we do is about the individual and what is right for them – no two children, families or schools are the same.
Innovative
We look for new solutions, evolving our thinking and approach – ensuring the use of bold, co-designed practice.
Collaborative
We choose to work with others to find the best solutions – we are stronger together.
Overview
This is an exciting time to be joining the charity! Our new strategy focuses on growth and long-term sustainability, with ambitious plans to extend our reach and impact nationally and to expand and diversify our services. Our long-term ambition for the future is a transformed landscape of multi-disciplinary therapeutic support in schools, with UP acknowledged and recognised as a thought-leader, innovator, preferred collaborator and convener.
Working closely with the Finance & Resources Director, this newly created role will be a key member of UP’s Finance team, supporting the charity to successfully deliver the charity’s strategic plan. You will provide accurate financial information, robust accounting controls and support for budgeting and programme costing, helping the charity operate efficiently and sustainably.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in charity or not-for-profit finance, confident in accounting software (Xero) and with strong Excel skills. You will be highly organised, detail-focused, and able to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Your new company
My client is a well-respected, London-based charity which offers hybrid working.
Your new role
They are recruiting for a Management Accountant on a fixed-term basis for a period of 12 months.
Duties will include:
- Preparing and posting all journals for month end, including accruals, prepayments, investments and intercompany recharges, payroll, credit card returns, accrued and deferred income.
- Importing transactions from the operational system to the finance system on a daily basis, and journaling corrections as required.
- Updating rolling forecasts
- Assisting the Finance Business Partner with quarterly forecasts and annual budgets.
- Assisting the Finance Business Partner with initial review of the monthly management accounts, providing statements from the accounts as requested and journaling corrections as directed.
- Supporting the Finance Business Partner with budget holder queries, providing detail behind balances.
- Prepare all monthly balance sheet reconciliations for both entities, including Fixed Assets, prepayments, accruals and investments, credit card, payroll and deferred income.
- Provide initial commentary on the balance sheet reconciliation.
- Support with interim and annual audit, providing schedules, summaries and supporting documents as requested.
- Cashflow forecast and updating of the forecast with actuals and analysis on the variance.
- Uploading monthly direct debits.
What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed, you will need previous experience in management accounting, knowledge of balance sheet reconciliations, cashflow forecasting, as well as strong systems experience.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will get to work for a well-respected charity on a fixed-term basis. You will have the chance to get involved with the full management accounts.
What you need to do now
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