Finance Manager — Lead Finance Transformation & Reporting

Uppingham; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Westfield Healthcare

Free staff lunches in term-time

School fee discount for staff children

Retail, gym, discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational Health Services

Free annual flu jabs

Disability Confident employer

Mindful employer

Nursery discounts with local partners

Staff performance tickets

Local coffee shop discounts

Job summary

Uppingham School invites an experienced Finance Manager to spearhead the operational finance function. You will lead a team of six and own month-end/year-end reporting, management accounts, reconciliations and budgeting, while partnering with the CFO and budget holders to drive financial performance.

You’ll help modernise finance systems and lead a major transformation programme across P2P, expenses, reporting and controls, building robust processes and providing strong financial challenge.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or actively studying towards ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Strong month-end and year-end close, budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Excellent Excel and finance-systems skills with a focus on process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and year-end reporting and close processes.
• Deliver management accounts, balance-sheet reconciliations and financial controls.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and transactional finance across the school.
• Support audit, VAT and statutory reporting and provide financial insights to stakeholders.

Skills

Excel

Finance systems

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Uppingham School is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead the operational finance function across the School.This is a broad and influential role, managing a team of six and taking responsibility for the delivery of accurate month-end and year-end reporting, management accounts, balance-sheet reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting, transactional finance, financial controls, audit support and statutory reporting activities. You will work closely with the Financial Controller, CFO and budget holders across the school acting as a trusted finance partner to budget holders, providing challenge, insight and support to improve decision-making and financial performance.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious accountant to take ownership of a broad and influential finance remit and work closely with the Financial Controller and CFO within a large and complex organisation.

Alongside maintaining strong financial processes, you will have the opportunity to help shape and modernise Uppingham’s finance systems and ways of working. You will play a leading role in a significant finance transformation programme, supporting system and process improvements across purchase-to-pay, expenses, credit cards, reporting, workflows and financial controls.

About you

You will be a qualified accountant, or actively studying towards an ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, with strong experience of month-end and year-end close, management accounts, balance-sheet reconciliations and financial controls. You will also bring experience of budgeting and forecasting, working with non-finance budget holders and leading and developing a finance team. Strong Excel and finance-systems skills, together with an interest in process improvement and systems development, are essential.

You will be analytical, organised and accurate, with the confidence to challenge constructively and the communication skills to build effective relationships across a complex organisation. A practical, service-focused approach and a commitment to continuous improvement will also be important in this role. Experience supporting audit, VAT, Gift Aid and statutory reporting processes would be advantageous.

What we offer:

When you join us, you become part of a community that appreciates and supports its team members. You will enjoy a range of benefits that reflects our appreciation:

• Free Westfield Healthcare
• Free membership of dual-use Sports Centre (£25 annual joining fee)
• Free staff lunches in term-time School fee discount for children of Uppingham staff (pro-rated for part-time staff)
• Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurant discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health Services
• Free annual flu jabs
• Recognised as a “Disability Confident” employer
• Recognised as a “Mindful” employer
• Favourable rates and terms with local nursery
• Complimentary staff ticket to selected School performances
• Discount at local coffee shop for Uppingham staff

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we have received an adequate number of applications therefore, we encourage early submissions.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button below.