Finance Officer / Management Accountant

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Finance Officer / Management Accountant

Location: Rydal Penrhos School

Salary: Circa £36,000 (depending on experience)

Contract: Full time

Rydal Penrhos School is seeking a dedicated and highly organised Finance Officer / Management
Accountant.  Fitting into a small finance team the role will cover a wide range of accountancy tasks to
support the school, as well as creating weekly, monthly, and annual reports and analysis.

This role is looking for a strong number two in finance, reporting to a part time Finance Manager; therefore
they will need to be able to lead the team and run the department day to day.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Key duties will be varied and diverse, but will include:

Month End

• Preparation and maintaining accounts for two companies
• Maintaining and operating the schools’ financial systems (Xero, iSAMs, SchoolsBuddy).
• Overseeing posting and bank reconciliations. Monthly checks and ledger closure.
• Preparation  of  the  monthly  management  accounts

including  deferred

income,  accruals,  and

prepayments.

• Creation of monthly variance reports for different departments.
• Assistance with year-end account preparation.
• Maintaining the fixed asset register.

Payroll

• Processing monthly payroll for two companies.
• Reconciling monthly payroll.
• Monthly pension processing.
• Managing pension schemes.

Other

• Management of monthly cashflow and preparing payment runs.
• Managing company debit cards and credit card balances.
• Regular written/verbal communication with parents.
• Management of preparation and collection of school fees including managing bad debt.
• VAT returns including partial exemption calculations.
• Grant claims with the local council and ensuring funding is received.

Indicative Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• AAT qualified as a minimum. Preferably ACCA/CIMA/ACA part qualified or equivalent.
• Proven and successful background in all aspects of management accounting.
• Excellent knowledge of financial systems.
• IT literacy including Excel.
• Good working knowledge of Excel including VLOOKUPS and pivot tables.
• Awareness of Company and Charity law (desirable).
• Understanding of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
• Experience in payroll and pension.

Personal Qualities:

• High level of honesty and integrity.
• Self-starter with a high level of time management and planning skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• An excellent team player, with the ability to work autonomously
• Professional, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

To apply, please submit your CV and expression of interest to the school.

Applications should be sent to hr@rydalpenrhos.com

Application deadline:    30 January 2026

Expected start date:

2 March 2026

Rydal Penrhos School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to diversity in the workplace. We
encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those with diverse backgrounds and those
with disabilities.

Rydal Penrhos School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
and expects all staff to share that commitment. The successful applicant will be appointed subject to an
Enhanced DBS with Barred List check, satisfactory references and Social Media check.