Academy Finance Lead - Montgomery Academy

Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT); Blackpool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing exceptional educational opportunities. As the Academy Finance Lead at Montgomery Academy, you will play a crucial role in managing financial operations, ensuring compliance, and supporting the academy's mission of excellence. With a commitment to continuous improvement and a collaborative environment, this position offers the chance to make a significant impact on the educational landscape in Blackpool. Enjoy a range of benefits, including professional development opportunities and a supportive work culture, as you help inspire excellence together with the Montgomery Family.

Benefits

Ongoing CPD

25% discount for in-house provisions

Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme

Modern school facilities

24/7 health support services

Cycle to work scheme

Free annual flu vaccine

Travel discount

Free eye tests

Work and Wellbeing Charter

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management and budgeting for educational institutions.
• Strong analytical skills to assess financial data and reports.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Prepare budgets and financial reports for the academy.

Skills

Financial Management

Budgeting

Accounting Principles

Analytical Skills

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional Qualification (e.g., AAT, ACCA)

Tools

Financial Software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Academy Finance Lead - Montgomery Academy

Contract: Permanent

Salary: NJC Pay Scale, Grade H1, Points 27-32

Closing date for applications:13 May 2025, 9.00am

Academy Finance Lead - Montgomery Academy

Academy: Montgomery Academy

Contract: Permanent, Full time (37 hours), Full Year

Salary: NJC, Grade H1, Points 27 to 32 on the NJC Pay Scale, (currently £37,035 to £41,511 per annum)

Closing date for applications: 9am, Tuesday 13th May 2025

Join Team FCAT

Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT) was established in 2012. Our trust aims to ensure first class learning opportunities for all young people across the Fylde Coast and across Lancashire. The trust has grown to include 10 academies with primary, secondary and all through as well as the Central Services and School Improvement team. Our values of excellence, integrity and resilience guide us to be the best we can be. Learners are at the heart of what we do and their outcomes and successes are what drive us.

As a Multi-Academy Trust we work in partnership with educational institutions locally to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing, which is critical to our culture of continuous improvement. Full information about the trust and its work can be found on our website www.fcat.org.uk

About Montgomery Academy

Montgomery has been serving it’s community for over 60 years and supported many local residents through the challenges of the pandemic. We have a proud tradition of both sporting and academic success and we dominate the local sporting competitions. Our standards of achievement have been improving year on year, including in 2023, and are built on high quality teaching and learning.

At Montgomery Academy we have a reading rich curriculum that blends traditional academic subjects with the vocational opportunities that Blackpool excels in such as travel, childcare, catering, enterprise and entertainment. Across their five years students study the full National Curriculum enriched with community-based opportunities to complement their academic education. Excitingly, this year we have broadened even further the curriculum choices for our current Year 9 students considering their options. We have established links with both Blackpool & Fylde and Myerscough Colleges offering a new range of courses to our students such as Construction, Motor Vehicle Maintenance, Hair & Beauty and Animal Studies.

We want all students within our Montgomery Family to be happy, confident young learners that get the best out of the opportunities that we provide. Therefore, we ask them all to be SMART in both their behaviour and attitudes. SMART stands for Safe, Mature, Ambitious, Respectful and Thoughtful.

Montgomery’s reputation in the community continues to flourish as does demand for places here, though we remain committed to improving the provision for our young people even further.

OFSTED rated us ‘Good’ in all areas in May 2024 covering Quality of Education, Leadership & Management, Behaviour & Attitudes and Personal Development. This is great recognition for the redesigned curriculum we have put in place and the hard work of our excellent staff. The full report is available on our website.

What makes Montgomery special is the people that walk around it. In our Montgomery Family of students, parents and our superb team of staff we all work hard to ‘Inspire Excellence Together’.

Why choose FCAT?

• Ongoing CPD including New - Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset
• New- 25% discount for FCAT in house Breakfast and After School Club provisions
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - employer contributions above 16%
• Modern school building with excellent facilities for learners and colleagues
• 24/7 access to free health support services via Smartclinic
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free annual flu vaccine
• Blackpool Council travel discount
• Free eye tests
• Commitment to our Team FCAT Work and Wellbeing Charter

How to apply:

To apply for this post please visit our website and complete the online application form and equal opportunities form at www.fcat.org.uk/job-vacancies

Closing time and date for applications is 9am on Tuesday 13th May 2025

The Fylde Coast Academy Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all as well as safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors. All staff are carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures that comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Following shortlisting this may include an online search and following an offer an enhanced DBS clearance.