Financial Manager

Education, Schools, Academy Finance, Management Accounts, ESFA Returns, Full-time, circa £50,000

Your new company
As an established educational academy, this is a friendly and small team with a reputation for excellence.

Your new role
You will be responsible for maintaining strategic oversight of budget-setting and financial controls, oversee all financial transactions and accountancy matters, including procurement and clear audit systems, reporting to the CEO regularly and to the Audit and Finance Committee of the Trust Board as necessary. Additionally, managing effective systems of internal audit financial control as determined in the scheme of delegation and the Academies Financial Handbook. You will be responsible for ensuring there are effective systems in place for the management and monitoring of the Trust and Academies budgets and to ensure that financial returns are made in accordance with the requirements of the ESFA or other statutory organisation as appropriate. You will also prepare and manage the audit.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be experienced in school financial management, ideally in an academy setting, and have experience in the production of management accounts, financial reporting and delivering sound financial information to the board. You will also be available for an immediate start.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available, excellent benefits and a generous holiday allowance.

What you need to do now
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