Senior Finance Business Partner Copthall House Sutton

Location:

Sutton (SM2) – Surrey, South East, United Kingdom

Salary:

£51,091 – 57,201 per year

Type:

Permanent

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Job ID:

130859174

Posted On: 

26 July 2024

Senior Finance Business Partner – Copthall House, Sutton

Location : Sutton, SM1 1DA

Salary: A£51,091 – A£57,201 per annum

Working Pattern: 36 hrs per week (8.45am – 4.30pm Monday – Thursday; 8.45am – 4.15pm Friday), Hybrid (3/2)

The College and Academy Trust is a family of specialist education providers for over 1500 pupils and students from nursery to further education across 14 academies and 9 college centres in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. Supporting their academies and college, they also operate learning support, such as nursing and therapy, and a central business support team which includes HR, finance and IT.

Pupils and students within the Trust family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including autistic spectrum disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

The Role

As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will oversee the financial management for a number of Academy Hubs and support other Orchard Hill College Academy Trust ‘family’ financial management and strategic needs as required. You will be the key finance lead for the schools, seeking to add value to the development plans and any key financial changes that will impact the pupils and school. You will be involved in the decision making process of all major projects and opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

* To attend a weekly SLT forum ensuring best practices are being followed within the organisation whilst been proactive and agile in the work place to support decision making to support school development plans.
* Specialist lead in Fixed Asset/Income/ Modelling and other projects as they arise.
* Be the school Principal’s key finance contact for management of finances and development planning. Manage monthly meetings with Principals with key financial updates.
* Provide an overall financial management overview to ensure that the schools can plan, resource adequately and deliver the best outcomes for learners in year and going forward.
* Lead on the relationship with the school’s local authority ensuring accurate and update banding requirements are met in line with High Needs Operational Guidance. Ensure that a proactive relationship is maintained to enable easy resolution of issues arising and a platform for healthy negotiations if funding arrangements are reviewed.
* Attend School Forums or high needs equivalent forums at the Local Authority, adding support to the school, ensuring their schools are represented.
* Lead on the partnership with Local Governing Bodies (LGB) as the finance liaison. Leading and discussing the financials for the school.
* Review and present the monthly management accounts model including profit & loss and balance sheet to regular deadlines, including commentary on key variances to the budget holders and senior leadership team.
* Lead on and support the five-year school development plans aiding the schools to cost up their proposals.
* Manage on boarding of new schools via conversions or introduction of free schools and integrate into the different reporting modules.

Skills and Qualifications

* Qualified CCAB qualifications (Part-qualified or AAT Qualified will be considered) or equivalent.
* Demonstrate significant accounting experience, including costings, financial management and control.
* Good understanding of working within the education sector and knowledge of national priorities and issues
* Ability to prepare and present financial reports
* Experience of managing or supervising a team.
* Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels throughout the College/Academy Trust, and evidence of forming strong partnerships with Local Authorities, funding bodies and other agencies.
* Ability to use initiative and manage own workload.
* Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy.
* Flexible and adaptable to change in the environment of work.
* Knowledge of current educational issues.
* A commitment to promote the Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding and Health and Safety Policies and other Trust policies.

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable College and Academy Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

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The College & Academy Trust reserves the right to close this advertisement early, so they advise you promptly.

Closing Date: 14th August 2024

Interviews will take place: 22nd August 2024

The College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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