Senior Finance Business Partner

Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust; Trafford; Sur place; GBP 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust, covering both primary and secondary schools in the Diocese of Salford, is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to support the CFO and head of financial planning and reporting. You will work with the wider finance team to ensure robust systems and consistent monthly reporting and budgeting across the MAT.

The post-holder will lead a team of finance business partners, support school portfolios through timely month-end, forecasting, and integrated curriculum

Responsabilités

• The financial transactions of a portfolio of schools (Primary & Secondary).
• Budgets and forecasts for allocated schools, including post-conversion budget.
• Monthly Management Accounts for allocated schools.
• Finance on-boarding of new schools joining Emmaus CAT.
• Developing and training school staff, working with them to develop consistent and timely month end processes.
• Assisting the CFO and central finance team with financial compliance, including internal and external audit and the controls and assurance framework.
• Working with the central finance team to develop and embed ICFP (integrated curriculum financial planning).
• Supporting with project finance including people strategy and school development plans.

Description du poste

The Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust (Diocese of Salford) is dedicated to providing great Catholic Education to our pupils. We are seeking to expand our central team in line with the growth of the CAT and appoint a senior finance business partner to support both primary and secondary schools and welcome applications from all faiths.

We are seeking a forward thinking, highly organised and personable finance professional, who can support our CFO and head of financial planning and reporting, and work with the wider finance team and existing Business Partners, to ensure that the CAT’s finance systems are robust and that there is a consistent approach to financial reporting, financial planning and analysis and compliance.

The post-holder will lead a team of finance business partners and also support a portfolio of schools to ensure clear monthly reporting, reforecasting, budgeting and planning, including integrated curriculum financial planning. This role will have a focus on working with newly converted schools.

The Senior Finance Business Partner will have responsibility for the following.

• The financial transactions of a portfolio of schools (Primary & Secondary)
• Budgets and forecasts for allocated schools, including post-conversion budget
• Monthly Management Accounts for allocated schools
• Finance on-boarding of new schools joining Emmaus CAT
• Developing and training school staff, working with them to develop consistent and timely month end processes
• Assisting the CFO and central finance team with financial compliance, including internal and external audit and the controls and assurance framework
• Working with the central finance team to develop and embed ICFP (integrated curriculum financial planning
• Supporting with project finance including people strategy and school development plans.