Finance Director - £75,000 - £85,000 - Slough - Hybrid - Permanent
FryerMiles are currently partnering with an exciting business based in Slough to assist with their recruitment of a Finance Director. The ideal candidate will be qualified and have experience working within the education sector.
Responsibilities:
- Provide financial analysis and insights to support decision-making by the Board of Trustees and senior management.
- Oversee preparations of annual budgets in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and ensure effective budgetary control throughout the year.
- Develop income-generation ideas.
- Oversee financial reporting processes, including the timely preparation of financial statements, forecasts, and management reports, statutory accounts, DfE and other statutory returns.
- Ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations, accounting standards, and statutory requirements.
- Ensure robust systems of financial controls, mitigating the risk of fraud and error.
- Oversee an appropriate audit schedule and ensure any issues arising are addressed.
- Foster a culture of financial responsibility with key stakeholders, cultivating a sense of co-ownership and value for money across the organisation.
- Oversee regular tenders as required to ensure value for money across the Trust.
- Oversee the Trust's payroll for each academy, including monthly payroll processing and reports for the annual pay review.
- Oversee the authorisation of requisitions and invoices across the Trust as designated.
- Oversee the monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Ensure a robust cash flow system is in place and place treasury deposit investments as required.
- Oversee the management of all indirect grants to ensure they are in line with the conditions of the grant.
- Executive lead reporting to the Trust Business Committee that meets termly, to the annual Audit Committee and to the Annual General Meeting.
- Lead a Central Finance team of 4, cultivating a proactive approach to professional development and continuous improvement.
- Management of relationships with auditors, banks, DfE, ESFA and other external stakeholders as required.
Successful candidate:
- Qualified Accountant
- Experience within the education industry
- Experience of senior financial leadership
- Strong understanding of financial regulations and accounting principles
Finance Director - £75,000 - £85,000 - Slough - Hybrid - Permanent