Finance Manager

Trinity House Group; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity House Group is seeking an experienced finance business partner to act as the main finance contact for a group of academies and help embed consistent processes and controls during the transition.

You will partner with the regional executive leader, Principals and budget holders to provide financial insight, lead budget and forecasting, and oversee month-end payments and payroll reconciliations. Strong Excel and academy governance experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification or equivalent experience.
• Significant finance business partnering experience including budgeting, multi-year forecasting and line management.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Academies Trust Handbook, IMP, or shared services mobilisation would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance partner to regional executive leader, Principals and budget holders, providing insight and constructive challenge on staffing, curriculum planning and procurement.
• Lead academy input to the annual budget, regular forecasts and longer-term scenario modelling.
• Review month-end management accounts and oversee payroll journals and payroll-to-budget reconciliations.
• Line manage the Regional Finance Officer and support the roll-out of standardised processes, controls and reporting.

Skills

Finance business partnering

Budgeting

Forecasting

Line management

Advanced Excel

Education

Accounting qualification (AAT/ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW/CIPFA) or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

Our client, a multi-academy trust, need an experienced finance business partner to act as the main finance contact for a group of academies and help embed consistent processes and controls during the transition.

Key responsibilities:

• Act as the primary finance partner to the regional executive leader, Principals and budget holders, providing insight and constructive challenge on staffing, curriculum planning and procurement
• Lead academy input to the annual budget, regular forecasts and longer-term scenario modelling
• Review month-end management accounts and oversee payroll journals and payroll-to-budget (IMP) reconciliations
• Line manage the Regional Finance Officer and support the roll‑out of standardised processes, controls and reporting

What we're looking for:

• A professional accounting qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CIPFA) or equivalent experience
• Significant finance business partnering experience, including budgeting, multi-year forecasting and line management
• Advanced Excel skills. Experience in academies or with the Academies Trust Handbook, IMP, or shared services mobilisation would be a real advantage