Financial Controller

TES FE News; Rocester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the UK seeks a qualified accountant to join its senior leadership team. You will lead the Finance Team, provide strategic financial planning, and oversee support services related to admissions and marketing. The ideal candidate will have significant financial management experience, with a business acumen that allows effective analysis and communication of financial issues. Benefits include an Employee Assistance Programme and access to a gym.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to Blue Light Card

Salary sacrifice cycle scheme

Interest-free financing through BHN Extras

Access to dental scheme

Access to gym

Long service awards

Paid time off for birthdays

Qualifications

• Significant experience in financial management is required.
• Desirable but not essential: experience in the education sector, particularly within an academy trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance Team and oversee support services.
• Provide strategic financial planning and budgetary control.
• Analyse financial issues and offer sound professional advice.

Skills

Financial management

Business acumen

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Overview

Job Overview

The JCB Academy is a unique academy with two main business units, each with different funding streams. One offers specialised pathways for 13-19 learners with a passion for engineering and business, the other is a training provider delivering engineering apprenticeship programmes from level 2 to level 4. We are seeking a qualified accountant with significant experience in financial management to join our senior leadership team. You will provide strategic financial planning and budgetary control, enabling the academy to achieve its annual targets, safeguard its assets and deliver value for money. You will need to be a natural leader with demonstrable business and financial acumen and the ability to analyse financial issues, interpret complex information and offer sound, reliable professional advice. Whilst not essential, experience of working in the education sector, ideally within an academy trust, is desirable. As well as leading the Finance Team, you will also oversee support services relating to admissions applications, marketing, communications and events.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance Team and oversee support services relating to admissions applications, marketing, communications and events.
• Provide strategic financial planning and budgetary control to enable the academy to achieve annual targets, safeguard assets and deliver value for money.
• Analyse financial issues, interpret complex information and offer sound, reliable professional advice.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with significant experience in financial management.
• Demonstrable business and financial acumen; ability to analyse financial issues and communicate effectively.
• Experience in the education sector, ideally within an academy trust, is desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Programme (financial guidance, legal enquiries, counselling, support for issues at home and at work).
• Access to Blue Light Card, the UK’s leading discount provider for teachers, emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces.
• Salary sacrifice cycle scheme.
• Interest-free financing through BHN Extras to buy the latest technology through salary deductions, discounted shopping and discounted gift cards and eGifts.
• Access to JCB’s dental scheme (monthly fee).
• Access to the academy’s gym.
• Long service awards starting at five years.
• Paid time off for birthdays.
• Paid time off for partner’s/child’s significant birthdays.