Are you an experienced financial leader looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in education? Are you equipped to ensure accurate and timely preparation of management accounts while providing meaningful commentary to inform decision-making? Are you seeking a role that boasts exceptional flexibility in working patterns? If yes, this could be the role for you!
This unique educational organisation is currently seeking a Finance Manager to join their close-knit team on a permanent basis. As Finance Director, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the organisation’s financial management systems while providing strategic guidance to support their mission of delivering exceptional education.
The key duties of this Finance Manager are as follows:
1. Lead the accurate and timely preparation of management accounts, providing meaningful commentary for informed decision-making by senior management and the Trust Board.
2. Ensure compliance with the handbook, academies accounts direction, and charities SORP, serving as a key point of contact for auditors.
3. Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and review the school's annual budget, budget projections/forecasts, and resource plans.
4. Prepare monthly reports on income and expenditure, monitor budget performance, and provide financial advice to budget holders and senior management.
5. Coordinate the annual audit proces...