Finance Business Partner

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Faringdon; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Cambrian Learning Trust invites applications for a Finance Business Partner to join our central Trust Finance Team. You will deliver financial support to the Trust's schools and lead the production and monitoring of school budgets.

Experience in a school environment is desirable but not essential. A strong working knowledge of MS Excel, payroll monitoring, BACS processing and value-for-money procurement will help you thrive in this role.

Qualifications

• Financial experience in a school environment is desirable.
• Experience with monthly budget monitoring and reporting is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of procurement and achieving value for money.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial support to the Trust's schools and manage budgets.
• Lead monthly budget monitoring and reporting processes.
• Oversee payroll monitoring and reconciliation activities.
• Process BACS payments and remittances and support procurement.

Skills

Budget monitoring

Payroll monitoring

BACS payments

Procurement

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Job details

Job role

• Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£34,434.00 - £37,280.00 Annually (FTE)Actual Salary will be dependant on contracted hours

Finance Business Partner job summary

Cambrian Learning Trust are seeking to appoint to the post of Finance Business Partner to join our established central Trust Finance Team. The post holder will be responsible for delivering financial support to the Trusts schools as well as the production and monitoring of school budgets.

Financial experience working within a school environment would be desirable but is not essential.

We are looking for a candidate who has:

• Experience of undertaking monthly budget monitoring and reporting;
• Confidence in undertaking monthly payroll monitoring and reconciliation;
• Knowledge of undertaking BACS payment transactions, posting and sending remittances;
• Comfortable advising on procurement and ensuring value for money;
• Worked as part of a Team and built up good relationships with stakeholders.

A good practical knowledge of MS Excel is essential. Whilst use of specialist financial systems or other computerised accounts system are desirable, training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Faringdon Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Faringdon Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools' community.