Senior Finance Manager

Teaching vacancies; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational trust is seeking a Senior Finance Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne. This role involves leading the finance team, overseeing budgets, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have significant post-qualification finance experience and strong analytical skills. You will support senior leadership in driving financial strategy, ensuring high standards and continuous improvement. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits including a strong pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Excellent pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Free on-site parking

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification senior experience in finance.
• Excellent financial analysis skills.
• Strong understanding of the education sector's financial landscape.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance team delivering various finance projects.
• Produce accurate management accounts and oversee budgets.
• Support and deputize for the Chief Financial Officer.

Skills

Financial analysis

Team management

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Education

Post-qualification finance experience

Job description

Job details

• Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £55,604.00 - £59,068.00

Senior Finance Manager job summary

In this pivotal position, you will lead the finance team delivering a range of finance projects and initiatives that drive organisational change and support our strategic goals. You will be responsible for producing accurate management accounts, overseeing budgets, and ensuring compliance with statutory and Trust regulations as well as providing guidance and training to budget holders. Your expertise will be vital in supporting and deputising for the Chief Financial Officer.

You will work closely with senior leaders, external auditors, and key stakeholders, using your analytical skills to identify opportunities for improvement and ensure best practice in all aspects of financial management. Your ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and your commitment to continuous improvement will help us maintain our high standards and expectations.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Are you an experienced finance professional ready to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a Senior Finance Manager to join our Trust's central team, where you will play a crucial role in shaping our financial strategy and ensuring robust financial management across our Trust.

You will bring significant post-qualification senior experience, including managing a team, have excellent financial analysis skills, an attention to detail and a strong understanding of the education sector's financial landscape. If you're a collaborative leader with strong communication skills, comfortable with driving continuous improvement and passionate about making a difference to the lives of the children and young people in our academies, we'd love to hear from you.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• A competitive salary
• Generous annual leave
• Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
• An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals
• Enthusiastic and motivated students
• An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development
• A school with its community at heart
• Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: [e-mail]

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

• childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• medical
• online and social media
• prohibition from teaching
• right to work
• satisfactory references
• suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.