Finance Business Partner

The Consortium Academy Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Consortium Academy Trust is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team. You will provide financial planning, monitoring and budget advice for designated academies, ensuring robust financial controls and insightful reporting for key stakeholders.

We value a team player who can bring data-driven analysis, collaborate with schools and drive informed financial decisions across the trust. Experience with budgets and forecasting is essential; GCSE English/Maths and accounting

Qualifications

• Experience with budgets including budget setting, planning, forecasting and monitoring.
• Ability to extract, interpret and analyse large quantities of data using different IT packages.
• GCSE English and Maths with a preference for accounting qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial planning, monitoring and budget advice for designated academies.
• Maintain strong financial controls within the schools.
• Provide reporting and insight to stakeholders and support key decision makers on financial matters.

Skills

Budget management

Data analysis

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Accounting qualifications preferred

Job description

Shared Services is seeking to appoint a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team. Shared Services is part of The Consortium Academy Trust. We are ambitious about the future - creating learning environments and excellence in teaching and learning that provide our children and young people with the best chance at a successful future. Coupled with this is the commitment, care and investment in our people, who we believe are our greatest asset. If you are a team player who is looking for a varied and interesting new career opportunity within Finance, then we want to hear from you!

As a Finance Business Partner, you will provide financial planning, monitoring and budget advice for designated academies. You will be responsible for maintaining strong financial controls within the schools, providing reporting and insight to stakeholders and support key decision makers on financial matters.

About You

• experience of working with budgets including budget setting, planning, forecasting and monitoring
• ability to extract, interpret and analyse large quantities of data using different IT packages
• education to GCSE level for English and Maths with a preference for accounting qualifications
• will be able to work well as part of a team and integrate into their schools to partner their needs

What WE can Offer YOU

In return for your skills and experience, we provide a supportive and friendly environment to develop and thrive.

• all staff access to an excellent pension (TPS/LGPS)
• a generous annual leave entitlement with additional shutdown days over the Christmas period
• staff development opportunities
• free onsite car parking
• and a supportive induction programme

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should contact our People Services team via [e-mail]

You can complete the “Additional Requirements” section of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process.

The Consortium Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure, in line with the usual terms and conditions of employment at The Consortium Academy Trust