Management Accountant

Northern Ballet is looking for a commercially minded, curious and collaborative Management Accountant to join our Finance team at an exciting point of change.

This is a part-time role (two or three days per week) ideal for someone who enjoys combining technical expertise with real insight, and who wants their work to directly support creativity, touring and long term sustainability.

The Role

Working closely with the Finance Director, you ll play a central role in producing high quality management information that supports confident decision making across the organisation. Alongside core accounting responsibilities, you ll help shape the future of our finance function, from building a more flexible budgeting and forecasting approach to supporting the implementation of a new finance system.

You ll gain exposure to every part of Northern Ballet, from performance and production through to fundraising, marketing and education, developing a deep understanding of how an ambitious touring arts organisation operates.

What You ll Be Doing

• Producing accurate and insightful monthly management accounts for the Northern Ballet group
• Supporting annual budgeting and rolling forecasts, working with budget holders across the organisation
• Helping design and develop flexible budget modelling tools to support strategic planning
• Partnering with teams to improve financial understanding, ownership and control
• Advising the Development team on the financial elements of funding applications
• Supporting the preparation of Theatre Tax Relief and Film Tax Relief claims
• Playing a key role in the scoping, preparation and implementation of a new finance system
• Proactively identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and controls

About You

You re someone who enjoys turning financial data into meaningful insight, and who feels comfortable building relationships outside finance. You bring rigour and attention to detail, but also curiosity and a desire to improve how things are done.

Essential

• Experience producing group management accounts
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Confident IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office or equivalent
• A logical, structured and methodical approach

Desirable

• CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant
• Experience of charity or not for profit accounting
• Experience within theatre, dance or wider arts organisations
• Knowledge of Theatre Tax Relief and/or Film Tax Relief
• Experience using Pegasus Opera
• Full UK driving licence

How We Work

You ll join a small, supportive Finance team and work closely with colleagues across Northern Ballet. We value openness, collaboration and shared learning, and we re looking for someone who enjoys being part of a team, stays calm under pressure, and takes pride in delivering quality work.

Contract Details

• Salary: £35,000 £40,000 pro rata per annum (depending on experience and qualification), plus excellent benefits
• Hours: Part time, 2 3 days per week
• Location: Leeds, with some flexibility for hybrid working
• Closing date: 31 May 2026 at 5.00pm
• Interviews: Week commencing 15 June 2026

About Northern Ballet

Northern Ballet creates and tours ballet to towns and cities across the UK, combining classical technique with powerful storytelling. We are the only professional ballet company in the UK fully integrated with our own Academy, alongside extensive work in schools, communities and inclusive dance programmes.

Our work is anchored by three priorities: Creating Stories that Connect, Developing New Voices and Artists, and Sharing the Joy of Dance with as many people as possible.

Our values shape how we work together every day:

• Striving for Excellence
• Collaboration and Curiosity
• Understanding and Respect
• Sharing Knowledge with Generosity
• Welcoming and Safe

Why Join Us?

Benefits include:

• 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (with increases after 5 and 10 years)
• Generous pension scheme and death in service provision
• Family friendly policies
• Staff discounts at our café
• Opportunities to attend Northern Ballet world premieres and productions

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Northern Ballet is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are happy to discuss access requirements and make reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, including providing materials in alternative formats or adapting the interview process.