Trust Finance Manager

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Altrincham; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Achieve and Learn Trust is seeking an experienced Trust Finance Manager to lead financial management and reporting across the trust, reporting to the Chief Finance Officer and working with staff at each school. You will manage a team of Finance Officers based at the Trust Hub Offices at Altrincham College.

The role demands strong organisational and people management skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and provide financial guidance to senior leaders while maintaining calm in a busy

Qualifications

• Management and leadership experience, preferably within an education or local authority setting.
• Experience of financial management - preparation of monthly accounts, budget analysis with the ability to provide financial guidance to senior leaders within the schools.
• Experience of financial accounting - monthly reconciliations, payroll checks, managing financial policies, systems and procedures.
• Hold a finance qualification relevant to the role.
• The ability to inspire confidence and think creatively.
• A commitment to always place our students at the centre of all decision making.

Responsibilities

• Deliver robust financial management and reporting services for the Trust.
• Manage a team of Finance Officers based at the Trust Hub Offices at Altrincham College.
• Collaborate with staff and CFO to provide financial guidance and ensure compliant processes.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Financial accounting

Inspire confidence

Student-centred

Education

Finance qualification relevant to the role

Job description

Job details

Job role Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern Part time, full time

Contract type Permanent

Full time equivalent salary £39,018.00 - £40,991.00 Annually (FTE)Part time hours will be considered

Trust Finance Manager job summary

Achieve and Learn Trust are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Trust Finance Manager responsible for delivering an effective, compliant and consistently high-quality financial management and reporting service for the Trust. This will be achieved through the implementation of robust, measurable systems and processes which maximise the use of resources and deliver best value.

Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer, the successful candidate will be an integral part of the team, working in collaboration with staff members at each school, whilst managing a team of experienced Finance Officers based at the Trust Hub Offices at Altrincham College.

The role demands strong organisational and people management skills and an ability to prioritise workloads. The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as the ability to maintain a sense of calm in a busy school environment.

We are looking for someone with:

• Management and leadership experience, preferably within an education or local authority setting.
• Experience of financial management - preparation of monthly accounts, budget analysis with the ability to provide financial guidance to senior leaders within the schools.
• Experience of financial accounting - monthly reconciliations, payroll checks, managing financial policies, systems and procedures.
• Hold a finance qualification relevant to the role.
• The ability to inspire confidence and think creatively.
• A commitment to always place our students at the centre of all decision making.

This is a newly created role and an exciting opportunity to join an aspirational trust with fantastic values, who are truly committed to providing the best education to their students. It will be a chance for the right candidate to join a great place of work and take ownership of the role and make it their own, under the leadership of the CFO.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• 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.