Senior Finance Assistant - Hybrid, FP&A & Reconciliations

DRET - Finance & Payroll; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

31 days annual leave

Health & Wellbeing Programme

Awards & Recognition Scheme

Flexible working pattern

Discounts platform

Job summary

The David Ross Education Trust is recruiting a Senior Finance Assistant for our finance team at the Head Office in Loughborough, with hybrid working options. The role involves shared responsibility across two finance teams, including debt chasing, reconciliations, budgeting support and reporting using IMP.

You will work with the FP&A Manager on budgets and forecasts, maintain dashboards for academies, and act as IMP systems administrator.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including English and Maths at Grade C or above.
• AAT or CIMA/ACCA Part Qualified.
• Experience in a finance role focusing on controls and reconciliations.
• Excellent Excel skills; knowledge of Power BI.
• Good organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process and chase all debtor accounts and manage bad debt.
• Review and post deferred income.
• Proactively manage income inbox.
• Own the clear down of specific control accounts.
• Reconcile bank accounts; investigate and resolve issues.
• Support FP&A Manager with annual budget and in-year forecasts.
• Prepare monthly dashboards for Primary and Secondary Academies with commentary.
• Be a systems expert in IMP budgeting/forecasting software with scenario analyses.
• Systems Administrator for IMP.
• Perform monthly labour cost reconciliations using multiple data sources to understand variances.
• Investigate discrepancies with HR, finance colleagues and schools.
• Roll forward of primary and secondary budget files - CBBs for the business partners

Skills

Data analysis

Reconciliations

Excel skills

Organisational skills

Deadline-driven

Education

GCSEs including English and Maths

AAT or CIMA/ACCA Part Qualified

Tools

Excel

Power BI

IMP

Job description

The David Ross Education Trust is recruiting a Senior Finance Assistant for our finance team at the Head Office in Loughborough, with hybrid working options. The role involves shared responsibility across two finance teams, including debt chasing, reconciliations, budgeting support and reporting using IMP.

You will work with the FP&A Manager on budgets and forecasts, maintain dashboards for academies, and act as IMP systems administrator.