Job Description
Salary:NJC scale SO1 points 23-25 (£34,434 - £36,363 FTE)
Hours of work:37 hours per week, 52 weeks a year
Contract type:Permanent
A bit about us:
Selective Academy 11-18 years; NOR 1200, including 400 in Sixth Form
All about the role:
We are looking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Finance Manager, to join our friendly and hardworking team and assist the Business Manager to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the many aspects of the schools finance functions, working alongside and line managing the Finance Officer.
The successful candidate will have experience of strategic finance management including but not limited to; use of a financial information system and reporting, analysing data, payroll and pensions, purchasing and invoicing, banking, month end operations and processing income, at all times ensuring compliance with the Academies Trust Handbook and Academies Accounts Direction. They will also be proficient in Excel and have strong ICT skills.
The role also includes finding additional sources of income for the school, which may be through identifying and applying for grants or through strategies such as regular or legacy giving, capital donations and fundraising.
The successful candidate will be a confident communicator with a good head for figures, who has a warm, welcoming manner with the efficiency and sk...