Deputy Management Accountant

Location: Rotherham

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time (37 hours per week, all year round)

Salary: £31,264 per annum + benefits

Benefits include:

• up to 44 days of annual leave per year including Christmas closure
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• On-site parking
• Access to gyms, salons, and restaurants
• Flexible working options
• Wellbeing support, including Occupational Health

Why join our client

Are you a detail-driven finance professional looking to build your career within a forward-thinking and dynamic educational organisation?

Our client, a highly regarded Further Education provider, is seeking a proactive and motivated Deputy Management Accountant to join their Finance Department.

About the role

• As Deputy Management Accountant, you will play a vital role in delivering key finance operations across the Group.
• You’ll support the monthly production of management accounts and forecasts, process journals, run budget holder reports, and collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to maintain financial accuracy.
• You’ll also support cash flow preparation, payroll reconciliations, and help drive a strategic approach to financial planning that supports the organisation’s long-term success.

About you

• You will bring experience in a similar management accounts role and be part-qualified (CCAB or equivalent), or currently working towards a qualification.
• Strong IT and budgeting skills are essential, alongside GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English at grade C/4 or above.
• You'll be a team player with integrity, discretion, and excellent organisational skills—ready to work across departments, including the Senior Leadership Team and budget holders.
• Reporting directly to the Senior Management Accountant, you will also work closely with the Financial Controller, Finance Manager, and budget holders, becoming a trusted part of the wider financial leadership team.

Key Values

Our client’s culture is built on inclusion, integrity, delivery, and teamwork. As a proud Investors in Diversity organisation, they foster a workplace that’s welcoming to all, celebrating the principles of Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Engagement (FREDIE).

All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. A DBS check will be required for this role.

Morgan Jones is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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