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Own the Numbers. Strengthen the Controls. Help Build a Better Finance Function. Are you a technically strong Financial Accountant who enjoys being close to the detail, taking ownership of the accounting cycle and making sure the numbers genuinely stand up? Do you thrive in a hands-on environment where accurate month-end reporting, robust reconciliations and strong financial controls really matter? Join Aldenham Estate at an exciting point in the development of its finance function, with the opportunity to take ownership of core accounting while supporting improvements to systems, processes and reporting. If you're a technically confident Financial Accountant who wants to take ownership, strengthen controls and help shape a better finance function, we'd love to hear from you. Experience within property, estates, rural businesses or another family-owned organisation would be advantageous but isn't essential. Financial Accountant (Qualified) Aldenham Estate | Elstree, Hertfordshire Predominantly working onsite with flex £55,000 - £60,000 DOE Full Time | Permanent Reporting to: Head of Finance Direct Reports: Bookkeeper / Finance Administration Support as appropriate Business: Diversified Family-Owned Estate | Property | Aerodrome | Glamping | Farming | Sustainable Land Management Your Background / Skills: Financial Accounting, Month-End, Management Accounts, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, VAT, Payroll, Cash Flow, Financial Controls, Multi-Entity Accounting, Finance Systems, Excel, ACA, ACCA or CIMA. Culture: The culture is informal, flexible and family-friendly, with an emphasis on outcomes, collaboration and connection to the wider estate. Aldenham Estate is a diversified family-owned estate based in Elstree, Hertfordshire, with activities spanning residential and commercial property, London Elstree Aerodrome, Home Farm Glamping, farming and environmental land management. Operating through a number of companies, partnerships and trusts, the Estate is investing in improved financial systems, reporting and controls as it strengthens its finance function for the future. We're looking for a technically strong, hands-on Financial Accountant to become the operational accounting backbone of the finance team. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you'll take ownership of the accuracy and integrity of the Estate's underlying financial records, including the monthly close, reconciliations, VAT, payroll administration, banking controls, cash-flow preparation and day-to-day finance systems administration. Sitting between the internal bookkeeping function and external accountants, you'll ensure financial information across the Estate's multiple entities is accurate, complete and presented in the right format. Your immediate priority will be maintaining operational continuity and robust financial control, while supporting the Head of Finance with the replacement of Sage 50, integration with Re-Leased and documentation of clear, consistent finance procedures - bringing greater control, clarity and confidence to the numbers. You’ll own the technical accounting, controls and operational finance processes that ensure the underlying numbers are accurate, reliable and audit-ready. Lead the monthly close across all entities - from journals, accruals and reconciliations to fixed assets and reporting support, ensuring the underlying records are accurate, consistent and audit-ready. Prepare VAT returns, year-end schedules and audit files, maintain the finance compliance calendar and act as a dependable point of contact for external accountants, auditors and advisers. Prepare short-term cash-flow forecasts, monitor working capital and credit control, and maintain robust banking, payment and access controls with clear approval responsibilities. Work with the outsourced payroll provider and Bookkeeper to ensure payroll, pensions, invoicing, payments, reconciliations and transaction processing run accurately and on time. Support the replacement of the finance system and its integration with Re-Leased, including migration, testing and reconciliation. Document key procedures and introduce practical improvements that increase efficiency, control and operational resilience. You're a technically strong, hands-on accountant who enjoys doing, not simply reviewing. You like getting beneath the numbers—making sure balance sheets reconcile, controls work and financial information can be trusted. Curious and pragmatic, you're comfortable navigating multi-entity complexity, investigating issues and finding workable solutions when everything doesn't fit neatly into a standard box. You'll be confident taking ownership within a small finance team, balancing competing deadlines and working independently while building strong relationships with finance colleagues, operational teams and external advisers. • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification with strong technical accounting capability., • Strong financial accounting, month-end and balance sheet reconciliation experience., • Experience preparing management accounts and supporting year-end statutory accounts., • Strong understanding of financial controls, banking processes, VAT and payroll administration., • Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with accounting systems., • High attention to detail with a genuine commitment to accuracy and control., • The ability to independently manage priorities and deadlines within a hands-on finance environment., • Clear communication skills and confidence working with finance and non-finance stakeholders., • Experience within a multi-entity accounting environment would be particularly valuable., • Knowledge of Sage 50, Re-Leased, partial exemption VAT or finance systems implementation/integration would also be beneficial., • Accurate and timely monthly close across all entities., • Fully reconciled balance sheets supported by appropriate schedules every month., • Clean, well-prepared year-end and audit files., • Accurate and timely VAT returns., • Reliable short-term cash flow visibility for the Head of Finance and Directors., • Effective banking, payment and access controls., • Accurate monthly payroll administration and reconciliation., • Clear, up-to-date finance procedures., • Successful support for finance system replacement and Re-Leased integration., • Reduced key-person dependency across critical finance processes., • £55,000 - £60,000 salary depending on experience., • Genuine ownership of the accounting cycle., • Exposure to a varied, multi-entity family-owned organisation., • Close working relationship with the Head of Finance, Directors and operational teams., • Opportunity to strengthen financial controls and reporting., • Hands-on involvement in finance system replacement and process improvement., • Scope to make practical improvements to how the finance function operates. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Salary: S10-S14 £31,103 - £35,242 + LGPS Pension. Starting salary will be based on experience and placed on a five-point band, subject to review. Start Date: ASAP / Interview Date (Anticipated): 7 October 2026 Reports to: Principal Working hours (on-site): 40hrs per week (Site Open Monday - Friday, 7:00-18:10 - Hours negotiable) Working pattern: 52 weeks • Are you passionate that all children get the best start in life?, • Do you want to play a key role in the development of an exciting and innovative school?, • Do you want to move your career forward in an environment that nurtures talent and has scope for career progression? One Degree Academy has been given a rare opportunity to raise standards of education in North London. Our school is consistently in the top 2% of over 16,300 primary schools nationally. We know that success and habits of excellence are achieved through perseverance and incremental improvement - 'one degree' at a time. This idea is at the heart of our school. Whether you are experienced working in schools or someone seeking to enter this profession, you will play a key part in the academy’s development. As with our students, we want to grow and develop our team, 'step- by-step': all staff receive professional development in line with their role, with potential opportunities to progress as the school grows. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Facilities & Estates Officer to help develop our school. We are looking for someone with a positive and professional attitude, who will thrive serving the needs of our school community. This is an exciting and rare opportunity to help grow One Degree Academy and to be part of something profound and special. • Have an unfaltering commitment to serving the Academy, its students and staff, • Welcome feedback and be committed to the idea of continuous improvement and self-development, • Be committed to the One Degree Academy vision and values, • Join an engaged team and organisation utterly committed to developing its staff through incremental improvement, step-by-step, • Play a key role developing our school, with the potential to progress as we grow, • To be part of something profound and special, • Have an unfaltering belief in the ability of all children to achieve through great teaching and a culture of high expectations, • Welcome feedback and be committed to the idea of continuous improvement and self-development, • Have the skills and dedication to have a positive impact on the lives of our students and on the school community, • To ensure the academy site is safe, secure, well-maintained, clean and welcoming for students, staff, visitors and the wider academy community, • To maintain high standards across the buildings, grounds, facilities and site infrastructure, responding effectively to operational requirements and contributing to the continuous improvement of the academy, • Undertake regular inspections of the academy buildings, grounds, fixtures, fittings and facilities, identifying, recording and responding appropriately to maintenance, repair and improvement requirements, • Carry out a range of routine and minor maintenance tasks, including repairs, decorating, basic plumbing, furniture and fittings, shelving, signage and general site improvements, • Ensure that the academy site is maintained to a consistently high standard, addressing issues promptly and taking appropriate action to prevent deterioration, • Contribute to and support the academy’s planned and preventative maintenance programme, ensuring routine checks, inspections and maintenance activities are completed effectively, • Liaise with contractors, suppliers and external agencies as required, ensuring that work is undertaken safely, efficiently and to the required standard, • Support the effective management and use of the academy’s buildings, grounds, equipment and facilities, identifying opportunities to improve the site and its environment, • Ensure the security of the academy site through effective opening and closing procedures, management of keys and access arrangements, and appropriate use of alarm systems, • Support the academy in maintaining high standards of safeguarding, health and safety and site security, reporting and responding appropriately to any concerns or hazards, • Monitor fire safety arrangements and undertake routine checks and testing of relevant systems and equipment in accordance with academy procedures, • Provide appropriate emergency access to the academy site for authorised personnel and emergency services, including outside normal academy hours when required, • Support emergency procedures, including evacuation and lockdown arrangements, and undertake relevant training as required, • Maintain appropriate records of site inspections, checks, incidents, maintenance and compliance activities, with an appropriate level of discretion, • Ensure that the academy buildings, grounds, toilets, communal areas and furnishings are maintained to a consistently high standard of cleanliness, hygiene and presentation, • Monitor cleaning standards and take appropriate action to ensure that agreed standards and procedures are consistently achieved and maintained, • Respond promptly to emergency cleaning requirements, including spillages, vandalism, flooding, adverse weather and other incidents affecting the site, • Ensure that appropriate supplies and resources are available across the academy, including hygiene, cleaning and site-related consumables, replenishing stocks as required, • Maintain the external environment to a high standard, including paths, hard-standing areas, grassed areas and planted areas and general grounds maintenance, • Ensure that waste and refuse are managed appropriately and that the site is kept free from litter, hazards and unnecessary accumulation of materials, • Support the effective operation of the academy site for events, meetings, lettings and activities taking place outside of the normal school day, • Assist with the preparation, set-up and clearance of rooms, facilities and external areas as required, ensuring they are safe, clean and fit for purpose, • Provide a responsive and professional facilities service to staff, students, visitors, contractors and external agencies, • Work cooperatively with colleagues across the academy and contribute to a positive, safe and well-maintained environment for all users of the site, • Follow standard operating procedures and academy policies to ensure that facilities, maintenance, security and health and safety processes are managed effectively, • Undertake such training as is necessary to operate academy systems effectively and maintain the required standards of compliance, safety and professional practice, • Work cooperatively and support the academy’s self-improvement procedures, identifying areas where the site, facilities and working practices can be improved, • Commit to your own continued professional development and undertake any other duties within the scope and purpose of this post as directed by the line manager, • Undertake other various responsibilities as as directed by the Principal, • Support the academy’s values and ethos This document is considered to provide an outline of the areas that this role involves. This document does not preclude the post-holder developing systems and structures not specifically mentioned but related to his/her broad areas of responsibility. The roles outlined above are indicative and do not preclude anything else which may be reasonably requested commensurate with the post held and duties undertaken. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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Have the right to work in the UK (and documents to support this). Submit the required documents depending on the vehicle you will deliver with.

Have the right to work in the UK (and documents to support this). Submit the required documents depending on the vehicle you will deliver with.

Have the right to work in the UK (and documents to support this). Submit the required documents depending on the vehicle you will deliver with.