Financial Controller

The JCB Academy; Rocester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Rocester seeks a qualified accountant to join its senior leadership team. The role involves financial management, strategic planning, and leading the Finance Team. Candidates should demonstrate significant expertise in financial issues, with experience in the education sector being desirable. Competitive benefits are offered, including a comprehensive support package and access to educational discounts.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to Blue Light Card

Salary sacrifice cycle scheme

Access to dental scheme

Paid time off for birthdays

Qualifications

• Significant experience in financial management.
• Ability to analyse financial issues and interpret complex information.
• Leadership experience in a similar role is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial planning and budgetary control.
• Oversee support services relating to admissions applications and marketing.
• Lead the Finance Team to achieve annual targets.

Skills

Financial management

Leadership

Business acumen

Analytical skills

Education

Qualified accountant certification

Job description

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.

We offer a benefits package which includes an 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; and paid time off for partner's/child's significant birthdays.