Management Accountant

Management Accountant 

About the job

Location: This role is offered on a hybrid basis, which involves a combination of working from our Market Harborough office and remotely - consideration may be given to remote working.

This role is offered on a permanent full-time basis - 35hrs per week.

Salary: c£45k, dependent upon experience, skills and qualifications.

We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a talented and detail-driven Management Accountant to join us. Working closely with the Director of Finance and Operations, the successful candidate will play a central role in driving financial insight and supporting sound decision-making across HMC’s activities.

This vital post will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely management accounts, supporting budget management, contributing to strategic planning, and enhancing our financial systems and reporting processes. The role calls for care, accuracy, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate financial information clearly and confidently to a range of stakeholders.

If you are looking to make a real impact within a respected and forward-looking organisation, and have the initiative, expertise, and commitment to support our continued growth and success, we would love to hear from you.

What You Will Be Doing

• Act as a key business partner, providing financial decision support and commercial insight to department leads.
• Support the development of financial models to inform strategic and operational decision-making.
• Contribute to strategic and operational decision-making through insightful reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Support year-end processes, including preparation of audit schedules and liaison with external auditors.
• Oversee financial management for all areas of the business including conferences, membership services and commercial activity, providing financial advice and challenging assumptions to ensure value for money.
• Support the Director of Finance and Operations in streamlining and professionalising financial processes.
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts and support for the Director of Finance and Operations in the preparation of Board and Committee reports.
• Act as a “super user” for our financial systems (Xero).

About You

• Part qualified or qualified professional accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable experience in a management accountant role.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in driving business performance through effective financial communication and decision support.
• Strong experience in management accounting and financial reporting.
• Excellent Excel and data analysis skills.
• Confident communicator with the ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues.
• Experience working with budget holders and senior stakeholders.

The Extras You’ll Get

At HMC, as well as the usual employee benefits, you’ll receive 3x Annual Salary Life Assurance, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, 30 days holiday plus public bank holidays and generous employer pension contributions of 14.1%.

HMC has a strong commitment to professional development, and it is a condition of employment that all members of staff participate in any scheme of appraisal, review, and professional development currently in operation.

We Are HMC – The Heads’ Conference

HMC – The Heads’ Conference – is a professional association providing a global community for Heads embedded in an association for many of the world’s leading independent schools.

Representing many of the world’s most prestigious independent schools, HMC is committed to championing excellence, collaboration, and innovation in education. As our membership continues to grow both in the UK and internationally, this is a particularly exciting moment to become part of our dynamic team.

How to apply 

Applicants are requested to submit a CV and covering letter prior to the closing date.

Closing date for applications: 16th June 12:00 noon.

The first interviews will be conducted via Teams w/c 23rd June 2025. The second interviews are scheduled to take place in Market Harborough w/c 30th June 2025.

The start date is flexible, but ideally the appointee will take up post as soon as possible.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications, so don’t delay!

Apply now and help shape the financial future of a purpose-led organisation.

HMC Head Office Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

"At HMC we aim to create a welcoming workplace in which difference is celebrated. We understand that diversity makes us stronger and discrimination diminishes us all. The HMC General Secretary and all our staff are committed to practical measures which will help promote a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We will examine recruitment, member services, training, HR policies and practices, communication and organisational culture, in the knowledge that diversity is not only just, but also improves our performance as an association. In nurturing a welcoming workplace in which difference is celebrated, we are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all. We will strive to improve our own understanding, act on expert advice and monitor progress. For more than 150 years, HMC has existed to support and serve its members as they educate generations of children. As we move into the future, we all hope to learn how to be a better version of ourselves."