Finance Business Partner

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Salary sacrifice through Tusker

Job summary

St Francis CMAT is seeking an experienced educational finance practitioner to work under the leadership of the Trust's Finance Director. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional to bring their financial acumen to a collaborative and ambitious Academy Trust.

At St Francis CMAT, we believe that robust financial management is the cornerstone of our success; by ensuring every penny is used effectively and transparently, you will play a vital role in providing the very best

Qualifications

• Experience of educational financial management including funding streams, performing month end procedures and preparation of accounts to trial balance, reconciliations, administration of income and expenditure and support for budget management and monitoring processes

Responsibilities

• be self-motivated and have the ambition to develop as a leader with the support from the Trust.
• have good interpersonal skills that ensure organisational communication is effective and ensuring our schools feel fully supported.
• work in liaison with the Finance Director to ensure the accuracy and sound control of financial transactions in line with the Trust Finance Policy and statutory frameworks.
• have experience of educational financial management including funding streams, performing month end procedures and preparation of accounts to trial balance, reconciliations, administration of income and expenditure and support for budget management and monitoring processes
• have a good understanding of current financial rules and regulations.
• be able to work with Trust Central Team and School Finance colleagues to contribute to the management of workloads and help develop them grow as individuals.
• be able to work with Headteachers to assist them in the administration of budget planning and preparation along with monthly budget monitoring meetings.
• Have a sound working knowledge of Education Finance

Job description

Job details

Job role

• Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£53,051.00 - £56,296.00 Annually (Actual)Band L Points 40-43

Finance Business Partner job summary

We are seeking an experienced educational finance practitioner to work under the leadership of the Trust's Finance Director. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional to bring their financial acumen to a collaborative and ambitious Academy Trust. At St Francis CMAT, we believe that robust financial management is the cornerstone of our success; by ensuring every penny is used effectively and transparently, you will play a vital role in providing the very best resources and opportunities for the benefit of all our children.

The successful candidate will:

• be self-motivated and have the ambition to develop as a leader with the support from the Trust.
• have good interpersonal skills that ensure organisational communication is effective and ensuring our schools feel fully supported.
• work in liaison with the Finance Director to ensure the accuracy and sound control of financial transactions in line with the Trust Finance Policy and statutory frameworks.
• have experience of educational financial management including funding streams, performing month end procedures and preparation of accounts to trial balance, reconciliations, administration of income and expenditure and support for budget management and monitoring processes
• have a good understanding of current financial rules and regulations.
• be able to work with Trust Central Team and School Finance colleagues to contribute to the management of workloads and help develop them grow as individuals.
• be able to work with Headteachers to assist them in the administration of budget planning and preparation along with monthly budget monitoring meetings.
• Have a sound working knowledge of Education Finance

In return the successful candidate will:

• Be a member of the Trust Central Team and join a strong and dynamic team of professionals across our organisation.
• Be supported in the continued development of a career in Finance.
• Have access to the Trust comprehensive professional development programme.
• Have access to the local government pension scheme and terms and conditions aligned to the National Joint Council for Local Government Services.
• Have access to a fantastic variety of staff benefits - including the opportunity to engage in our salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker!

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• medical
• online and social media
• prohibition from teaching
• right to work
• satisfactory references
• suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.