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Job Title: Management Accountant
Salary: £37,000 - £42,000 dependent on experience
Contracted Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Hybrid working, with the expectation of at least 2 days a week worked at our Cornford Lane site, Pembury (Aspens Charities, Cornford Lane, Pembury, TN2 4QU). There may also be the requirement to travel to our other sites across the southeast.

The Management Accountant will be responsible for the production and analysis of financial information to support management and decision making. This will enable Aspens to be an efficient, effective and sustainable organisation, able to best provide for our services users and other stakeholders. Working closely with managers to ensure finance is embedded across the charity, having regard to the needs of funders and upholding standards of quality.

We work across the Southeast of England; supporting individuals with autism spectrum conditions, learning disabilities and physical disabilities across residential care homes, supported living homes, day services and our fantastic outreach programme.

Each of our services is unique and supports individuals with different support needs. Because of this, Aspens Charities are able to offer a variety of amazing roles and challenges to suit what you may be looking for.

The Finance Department is part of the Central Support Team, working alongside other departments to provide expert and specialist advice and guidance to our services providing care and support.

Benefits of Joining Aspens:
We offer further learning and development opportunities alongside a full induction, enrolment to the workplace pension scheme (if eligible), paid sick leave (which increases with years of service), 6 weeks annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays), death in service benefit and access to our amazing wellness programme.

All Aspens staff are entitled to discounts across the country through Blue Light Discounts™ and 20% discount in all Aspens Charities retail stores and cafes.

Aspens are committed to empowering staff to succeed in their professional goals and so have in place support teams and networks to help with any issues that our employees face.

Any offer would be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks, which we will complete on your behalf if you don't already have one, and satisfactory employment references.

Availability:
40 hours a week, worked Monday – Friday between the hours of 8am and 6pm

Essential Training and Qualifications:
- Good level of general education ideally educated to degree level in a relevant subject

· Qualified Accountant or in the latter stages of professional studies, part-qualified / professional level (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or QBE).

Experience and Knowledge:
- Experience in Care sector preferable

· Experience of working with local authorities as a client would be an advantage

· Experience of preparing and producing management accounts

· Experience of working effectively as part of a team

· Experience of working with finance systems

· Excellent Excel skills, with great IT literacy

Essential Skills and Attributes:

· Ability to communicate finance to non-finance managers

· Positive and solutions focused approach

· Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail

· Ability to look for more efficient ways to approach tasks

· Ability to develop working relationships in a multi-disciplinary environment with great interpersonal skills

· Strong customer service focus and Business Partnering with External Stakeholders

· Ability to maintain confidentiality

· Positive, proactive, self-motivated and ability to manage change

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a customer service focused approach

· Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

· Methodical approach to working and problem solving

To view the full Job Description, please visit our website.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £37,000.00-£42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Tunbridge Wells: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Are you a Qualified Accountant or in latter stages of professional studies, part-qualified/ professional level (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or QBE)

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• Care sector: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence and access to a vehicle (required)

Work Location: In person