Finance Manager

Eden Brown Synergy; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading College Group in Merseyside is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership in financial management. You will ensure compliance, oversee financial planning and reporting, and lead a finance team. Ideal candidates should be qualified finance professionals with substantial experience in financial management. This permanent position offers a competitive salary of £50,000 - £60,000 and generous benefits including 35 days of holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

35 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial management, preferably within education or not-for-profit sector.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to give clear financial guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of the Finance function across the College Group.
• Oversee annual Business Planning process and budget preparation.
• Provide financial oversight and support for subsidiary companies.
• Ensure compliance with statutory financial obligations.

Skills

Financial management

Leadership skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

Role: Finance Manager
Location: Merseyside
Type: Permanent
Salary: 50,000 - 60,000 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Manager to join a leading College Group in Merseyside. This is a pivotal role, responsible for providing both strategic and operational leadership across all aspects of the Group's finance function - ensuring robust financial management, effective systems, and accurate, timely reporting.

As a key member of the College Management Team (CMT), you will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of the College's strategic plan and objectives, contributing to the success of both the College and its subsidiary undertakings, including the North West Training Council.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic & Operational Leadership: Lead the effective and efficient management of the Finance function across the College Group; develop and maintain robust accounting systems and processes that ensure compliance with statutory and non-statutory regulations; deliver accurate, relevant, and timely financial information to the senior leadership team, Governing Body, and subsidiary boards.
• Financial Planning & Reporting: Oversee the College's annual Business Planning process, including the curriculum plan, annual budget, capital expenditure, and medium-term financial forecasts; prepare monthly and annual management accounts and reports, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and insightful KPI analysis; lead on the preparation of year-end accounts for audit and liaise with internal and external auditors.
• Subsidiary Oversight (approx. 20% of responsibilities): Provide financial oversight and support for subsidiary companies, ensuring effective financial management and integration into the Group's systems; develop and manage Service Level Agreements for financial support and services; consolidate subsidiary accounts into Group management reporting, ensuring compliance and eliminating inter-company balances.
• Governance & Compliance: Review and update the College's Financial Regulations annually, ensuring alignment with best practice; ensure compliance with statutory financial obligations and submission deadlines for all returns and reports; manage taxation matters across the Group, advising senior leadership and Governors on tax planning and optimisation.
• Leadership & Collaboration: Line manage and develop finance team members through effective induction, appraisal, and performance management; contribute to the College's Self-Assessment Report, Strategic Plan, and associated action plans; build strong relationships across the Group, acting as the first point of contact for financial matters relating to subsidiaries.

About You

You will be a qualified (or part-qualified) finance professional (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with proven experience in financial management, preferably within the education or not-for-profit sector. You'll have strong leadership skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary 50,000 - 60,000 per annum
• 35 days holiday plus bank holidays & generous pension
• Permanent position within a well-established and forward-thinking College Group
• Opportunity to influence strategic direction and support continued organisational growth

If this is of interest please apply now to avoid disappointment.

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number (phone number removed). Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.