Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Newham College of Further Education; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Newham College of Further Education is seeking a Head of Financial Planning and Analysis to lead budgeting, forecasting and cost control. You will provide insightful financial analysis to senior leadership and manage a Business Partnering team to drive robust financial planning and informed decision-making.

You will drive activity-based costing improvements, enhance curriculum financial planning and collaborate with the MIS team to develop comprehensive financial dashboards.

Qualifikationen

• Fully qualified accountant.
• Significant experience in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong understanding of VAT, statutory reporting and treasury management.
• Experience in managing and developing finance teams.
• Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills.
• High level of digital literacy, including advanced Excel and familiarity with finance systems and reporting tools.
• Commercially astute with good understanding of operational drivers of financial performance and risk management.
• Organized with attention to detail.

Aufgaben

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and cost control for Newham College.
• Provide insightful financial analysis to senior leadership and budget holders.
• Develop and lead a collaborative Finance Business Partnering team.
• Develop activity-based costing and dashboard reporting with MIS.
• Oversee statutory accounts and mandatory reporting; deputise for the Executive Director of Finance as required.

Kenntnisse

Financial planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost control

Team management

Analytical skills

Excel advanced

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

MIS dashboards

Ausbildung

Chartered accountant

Tools

Excel

Finance systems

Reporting tools

Jobbeschreibung

As Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, you will lead the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and cost control functions for Newham College, playing a key role in ensuring financial sustainability and deputising for the Executive Director of Finance as required. This role includes responsibility for supporting senior leadership and budget holders with insightful financial analysis, leading and developing a collaborative Business Partnering team to enable robust financial planning and effective decision-making.

You will drive improvements in activity-based costing, enhance financial planning for curriculum activities, and work closely with our Management Information Systems (MIS) team to develop comprehensive financial dashboards.

The postholder will also manage a small team and work closely with the rest of the finance team on, for example, the production of statutory accounts and other mandatory reporting.

Fully qualified accountantSignificant experience in financial planning, budgeting and forecastingStrong understanding of VAT, statutory reporting and treasury managementExperience in managing and developing finance teamsStrong technical accounting knowledge with extensive experience putting it into practiceExcellent analytical and financial modelling skillsHigh level of digital literacy, including advanced Excel and familiarity with finance systems and reporting toolsCommercially astute with good understanding of the operational drivers of strong financial performance and risk managementOrganized with a high level of accuracy and attention to detailAbility to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels across the organization, and externally as required