Finance Business Partner

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Swanscombe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

GP access 24/7

Discounts

Mental health support

Free eye tests

Job summary

Aletheia Academies Trust is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join the Central Finance Team. You will manage budgets, forecasting, monthly monitoring and payroll for 3-4 Schools within the Trust, ensuring systems and reporting are accurate and timely.

You will work under the Head of Financial Operations, collaborate with multiple teams, and travel to locations as required. The role supports financial monitoring, planning and strategy for the Trust Central Fund and schools.

Qualifications

• Experience in budgets, forecasting and monthly monitoring.
• Payroll processing and reporting experience.
• Strong relationship and customer service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, forecasting, monthly monitoring and payroll for 3–4 schools.
• Ensure accurate, timely reporting in line with Trust deadlines.
• Collaborate with Head of Financial Operations and other finance teams.
• Travel to locations as required.

Skills

Relationship skills

Customer service

Travel to locations

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

£41,782.00 - £46,606.00 Annually (FTE)AATH.24 -AATH.28 depending on experience

Finance Business Partner job summary

Finance Business Partner

Full time 37 hours per week (Part time will be considered, 30 hours over 4 days minimum)

Salary: £41,782 - £46,606 per annum for a full time appointment

Location: Our Central Offices are based at Alkerden CofE Academy, Colyer Drive, Ebbsfleet Valley DA10 1HN

This is a new and exciting role to join our expanding Multi Academy Trust Central Finance Team. The Finance Business Partners work as part of the team, however, are specifically responsible for the financial monitoring, planning and strategy for a group of our Schools.

This role reports to the Head of Financial Operations who is responsible for the overall direction and coordination of the financial activities of the Trust. You will be a key member of an expanding Central Finance Team which currently maintains the finances for the Trust Central Fund, 2 All-Through, 3 Secondary Schools and 14 Primary Schools.

In addition, the central team consists of a Head of Financial Compliance, two Management Accountants and a team of Finance Officers who have responsibility for ensuring all reconciliations and control accounts are up to date and accurate. A Purchase to Pay Manager and a team of Finance Assistants who are responsible for timely ordering, invoicing and supplier payments. Plus, a team of Trust Business Managers who take responsibility for budgets, monitoring and payroll for their specifically allocated Schools, led by our CFO.

You will assist the Head of Financial Operations by managing the budgets, forecasting, monthly monitoring and payroll process for 3-4 Schools within the Trust. Ensuring all systems and processes are accurate, plus reporting is timely in line with Trust deadlines. You will need strong relationship skills, confidence to interrogate and challenge financial decisions, an enabling customer service focused mindset and able to travel to locations.

Why work at Aletheia Academies Trust? Some of our Trust benefits include:

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
• Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
• Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Free annual eye tests

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

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.

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.