ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT

Salary:      £31,050 - £33,044 pro rata (pay award pending)
Benefits:  40 Days Annual Leave (incl. Bank Holidays & Christmas Closure - Rising to 45 following 5 years’ service.
Location: Newcastle College site
Hours:      Full-time 37 Hours per week

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) is one of the very best colleges in the country.  In October 2024 we became the first and only further education provider in England to achieve a full set of outstanding grades in consecutive Ofsted Inspections. This includes recognition of our strong contribution towards meeting Local Skills Needs under the latest version of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF).

The inspection report praised all areas of the College’s provision and acknowledged NSCG’s ‘staff are professional, friendly, incredibly supportive and work tirelessly to meet the needs of learners’ ‘teachers improve their practice based upon the support they receive’ and ‘teachers create highly supportive, calm and highly aspirational environments in which learners and apprentices thrive’.‘ In summary, NSCG is a great place to work and study.

To read the full Ofsted report for Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group, please visit the Ofsted Government website, select Find an Inspection Report and search for Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group.

The group is currently home to a population of over 6,500 full-time students with around 2000 adult learners and students on higher education programmes. We have over 1,500 apprentices where we work with over 850 individual employers.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, suitably qualified individual with relevant experience to assist in the day-to-day running of the Finance Office and the financial systems.

You will take an active role in the monitoring and reconciliation of all bank accounts in line with the monthly timetable. Take responsibility for the maintenance, and the reconciliation to the nominal ledger, of the fixed asset register and the generation of depreciation schedules to tight deadlines to feed into the monthly management accounts.

You will also produce standard and ad-hoc financial information to assist in the generation of both monthly management accounts and audited financial statements for all entities, along with analysis to inform strategic College decisions.

The main duties of the post holder are:

• To monitor and generate monthly reports on part-time lecturing expenditure, liaising with faculties to provide robust financial information to the Management Accountant.
• To generate monthly financial journals including accruals and prepayments.
• To administer the College’s sub-contract arrangements.
• To develop a good working knowledge of the College’s financial procedures and meet with budget holders across all College departments to promote good practice with regard to financial management.
• To take responsibility for cash collection systems across all entities including tills, pdq and stock systems.
• To complete statutory financial returns.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Is working towards a professional CCAB qualification
• Have a minimum of two years’ experience of working in a finance environment.
• Has an awareness of financial regulatory standards
• Has imagination and is able to work on their own initiative
• Has the ability to organise own workload, work to deadlines.
• Has the ability to understand and interpret complex documentation
• Has excellent communication skills with a good telephone manner
• Excellent MS Office Skills (Word and Excel)
• Works with accuracy and pays attention to detail

What’s in it for you?

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Employer Pension contributions (Local Government Pension Scheme)
• Cycle to Work Scheme (Salary sacrifice).
• Subsidised Gym Membership.
• Health-related benefits including Subsidised Health Scheme.
• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities (supported with a dedicated budget).
• Staff parking available
• On site restaurant facilities and FREE early morning coffee/tea and toast.

How to apply

To apply for the role of Assistant Accountant, please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete an online application form.

(If you are applying via a jobs board, you will receive an e-mail and link that will take you directly to our application form on the Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group website).

The closing date for completed applications is 13 th April 2025.

This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All college based positions are subject to enhanced DBS check and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme, Excellent Training and Development Opportunities, Annual Leave 25 days rising to 30 after 5 years' service (plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure period).