Finance Business Partner

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

St Francis CMAT is seeking an experienced educational finance practitioner to join the finance team under the Finance Director. You will apply robust financial management to ensure every penny is used effectively and transparently, supporting the resources and opportunities for all children.

In this role you will lead budgeting activities, work with the Trust Central Team and school finance colleagues, and help Heads oversee monthly budget planning and monitoring with a focus on compliance and

Qualifications

• Experience in educational financial management including funding streams.
• Ability to perform month-end procedures and prepare accounts to trial balance.
• Experience with budget management and monitoring processes.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Finance Director to ensure accuracy and sound control of financial transactions.
• Assist budget planning and monthly monitoring in line with policy.
• Collaborate with Trust Central Team and School Finance colleagues.
• Support Headteachers with budget planning and monthly reviews.
• Maintain a sound working knowledge of Education Finance.
• Be self-motivated and develop as a leader with Trust support.
• Ensure effective interpersonal communication to support our schools.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Education finance

Communication

Leadership

Job description

Job details

• Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£47,181.00 - £50,269.00 Annually (Actual)Pay Grade Band K Points 36

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 a rare and 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.

• 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

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.

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

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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.