The Key Support Services

Accountant

• Are you looking for a Finance role in a fast-growing business where people are at the heart of everything we do?
• Would you like to work within a socially conscious organisation that is making a real impact in the education sector?
• The company The Key is the leading provider of support for schools and academy trusts, relied upon by over half of all schools in England. Our whole school approach gives leaders one trusted source to turn to for any challenge, equipping them with highly accurate, expertly synthesised and context-rich resources, guidance and CPD.
• The role
• We are looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join our Financial Control team. This is a hybrid role (2 days in the office) that includes month end management reporting responsibilities as well as continuous process improvement and optimisation focusing on Cost assurance specifically. There will be plenty of opportunities to get involved in projects.
• **Responsibilities**
• - Create and own monthly cost reporting by supplier, GL code for multiple legal entities against budget
• - P&L and Balance Sheet variance analysis
• - Maintaining monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including accruals, prepayments and fixed assets
• - Complete cost reviews to ensure the amount we are charged is accurate and appropriate
• - Business partnering with senior leaders, working closely with the FP&A team to deliver results and variances to budget
• - Investigate any discrepancies or future plans with the FP&A teams and Purchasing teams as appropriate
• - Capture the Staff Capitalisation amounts for the engineering and product teams and maintain the schedule
• - Help with the annual audit process providing sample support and answering any queries in relation to areas of responsibility.
• - Raise monthly intercompany recharges across the Group
• Efficiencies
• - Bringing in other subsidiaries & future acquisitions to existing processes
• - Identifying & implementing group efficiencies wherever possible
• - Calling out system improvements and supporting with ad hoc duties to fit business needs

Management Accountant

Operations

• Support the New Business Sales, Inside Sales, and Renewals teams through scalable processes and operational rigor.
• Assist in the management of Salesforce to improve usability and data accuracy.
• Ensure complete and up-to-date data across the customer base to support reliable forecasting and planning.
• Proactively identify process bottlenecks and assist in developing solutions to drive efficiency.
• Help implement contract workflows and compliance checks to streamline deal execution.
• Work with the Business Analyst manager to help surface actionable insights and performance trends.
• Maintain comprehensive playbooks that define processes and best practices for the sales teams.
• Help ensure renewal opportunities are tracked and executed on time, collaborating with Finance on invoicing issues.

Management Accountant

Sales Operations Associate