The Vacancy
MTC Training has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager. MTC Training is a wholly owned trading but not for profit subsidiary of the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC). Operating from high quality training centres in Coventry, Oxford, and Liverpool with ambition to open a new training centre in the Northeast of England and, overtime, in other regions.
Our mission is to develop training capabilities that embed knowledge, skills, and behaviours that future proof UK manufacturing. Aligning technical content identified in MTC's core business to our apprenticeship and commercial upskilling is at the core of our strategy. Ours is an end‑to‑end business made up of three key parts:
* Training Services – identify future skills and develop training content required for delivering the manufacturing technologies of now and the future.
* Training & Skills – deliver high quality apprenticeships and upskilling and reskilling courses.
* Events – deliver events on behalf of UK manufacturing that range from national conferences with international reach to small high‑profile meetings and everything in‑between.
Responsibilities
* Strategic Financial Insights – partner with the MTC Training leadership team to drive business performance and achieve budget and strategic targets using in‑depth strategic financial insight.
* Strategic Business Partnering – act as a critical finance friend to the business by helping "connect the dots" from actions to financial impacts and outcomes; participate in meetings to present financial performance to key stakeholders.
* Strategic Business Planning – consider opportunities for the business to expand or grow, map out growth plans including capital expenditures and investments, generate short‑ to long‑term financial forecasts and track progress.
* Continuous Improvement – work with the finance team and wider business to drive and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
* Delivery Unit Reporting – oversee the preparation and analysis of delivery unit reports.
* Monthly S&OP Processes – consolidate MTC Training monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) 15‑month forecast, providing analysis and insights through reporting and steering meetings.
* Weekly Flash Reports – provide senior management with weekly financial updates.
* Commercial Pricing Strategies – develop and support commercial pricing strategies to enhance profitability.
* Budgeting and Forecasting – develop 5‑year plans, annual budgets, and quarterly forecasts.
* DfE Compliance – ensure MTC Training acts in full compliance with approved financial policies and rules.
* Statutory Accounts – collaborate to support the statutory accounts process, ensuring compliance with DfE funding requirements.
* Company Secretary – work with the Group's Head of Legal to oversee company secretarial duties and activities for MTC Training, facilitating communication and ensuring the Board functions effectively.
Qualifications
* Highly experienced Finance Manager, either CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified, with previous leadership experience.
* Team player with exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.
* Ability to influence and constructively challenge senior leaders to drive strategic decisions and improvements.
* First‑class communication and collaboration skills, flexible in style to maximise team performance.
* Skilled at translating complex financial concepts into understandable terms for non‑financial employees and engaging senior managers and the Training Board in insightful discussions.
Desirable Experience
* Strong analytical expertise with the ability to generate insightful reports and analyses that support business objectives across different areas.
* Coaching and mentoring skills, demonstrating experience in developing and mentoring finance team members.
* Expertise in management reporting and analysis, providing valuable insights to support business decisions.
* Working knowledge of DfE Apprenticeship Funding Rules and how to apply them in practice.
* Proven ownership of ILR‑to‑finance reconciliation and funding assurance readiness.
* Governance and control environment expertise in line with the ITP Financial Handbook.
* Knowledge and experience of Further Education (FE) and Skills Funding, advantageous for experience in an Independent Training Provider, an FE college or third‑sector organisations that have received government funding for Apprenticeships, Adult Skills Fund (ASF).
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