Finance Manager
- Location: Hybrid remote working (One day a month in the office in Welwyn, optional to go to the office once a week)
- Job Type: Full-time Temp - Perm
- Salary: £18 - £20 ph
My client is seeking a Finance Manager to support the effective and smooth running of their Trust. This role is integral to ensuring the financial health and longevity of their schools. As a member of the Central Team, the Finance Manager will play a pivotal role in financial management and strategic planning, providing high-quality accounting services and promoting best financial practices.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Maintain awareness of the financial landscape for education and its implications for the Trust.
- Provide bookkeeping and management accounting services to the schools within the Trust.
- Produce monthly management accounts for the Chief Finance Officer, Headteachers, and Academy Governing Boards.
- Undertake accurate accounting, monitoring, and forecasting to facilitate effective financial decision-making.
- Support academy finance leads with accounting/system queries and provide guidance.
- Collaborate with the Chief Finance Officer to address finance-related knowledge gaps across the Trust schools.
- Assist in the annual budget setting process, offering support and challenge as needed.
- Prepare for the annual external audit of the statutory consolidated accounts.
- Stay informed about funding and legislative changes in the education sector, offering strategic financial insight.
- Ensure adherence to financial procedures, controls, and policies.
- Visit schools within the Trust regularly to deliver accounting services and develop a good working knowledge of those schools.
- Contribute to Trust policy, planning, and the development of systems, policies, and initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven experience in financial management within the education sector.
- Strong understanding of bookkeeping and management accounting practices.
- Ability to produce high-quality monthly management accounts.
- Knowledge of financial procedures, controls, and policies.
Benefits:
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
- Opportunities for professional development.
- Contributing to the success and growth of the Trust and its schools.