My client is looking for a Finance Manager to work at a School around Altrincham area. This is a Full-time Position, and they are considering candidates looking for either Temporary or Permanent work. This role is working Term-time only + 3 weeks (41 weeks of the year).
Salary:
NJC Band 9 Points 33-36 (Actual Salary £37,451-£40,173) Working hours:
8am-4pm (Monday-Friday) Purpose of the Position: To provide financial leadership and professional financial management to support the Headteachers, in accordance with the Schools Handbook and the Schools Financial Procedures. Duties & Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities include: To have responsibility for comprehensive financial planning, ensuring robust financial systems and controls to safeguard finances and ensure efficiency and value for money. To work closely with Governors and School Leaders to provide tailored reports at various organisational levels. To assist with the long-term financial strategy and planning, conducting thorough analyses of current and future income streams, expenditure and trends to inform strategic decision making. To prepare comprehensive management accounts and present to stakeholders. To line manage the finance team, including their induction, training and appraisal. Areas of responsibility and key tasks: In consultation with the Chief Finance Officer, Headteachers and School Business Managers, assist with preparing the schools’ budget plans and review and update as necessary. Establish a high level of credibility and manage strong working relationships with internal and external parties. Advise other stakeholders on the financial implications of government and local authority policies and provide appropriate guidance on financial governance. Monitor income and expenditure in relation to the approved budgets and produce monthly management reports for the Headteachers and Governing Bodies. Provide budget holders with advice on matters relating to their budgets. Prepare income and expenditure reports in accordance with financial regulations. Co-ordinate all the annual external audit (interim and final), liaising with all parties involved, and preparing papers and workings to support the external auditors. Prepare information as required for the internal assurance reviews, liaising with all parties involved, preparing papers and workings as required. Maintain and oversee all bank accounts including the charge card(s), completing monthly reconciliations and reporting any anomalies to the Chief Finance Officer. Ensure that the schools financial procedures manual is reviewed and updated as necessary and that the school resource management self-assessment tool is maintained as per DFE requirements. Ensure accurate VAT accounting and payment, and that VAT reclaim returns are submitted as required. Be responsible for cash flow projections and all elements of cash handling including collections and disbursements, banking and security, fundraising and school trips. Maintain an effective payroll system and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation ensuring all forms including timesheets, new starter/leaver/variation forms and annual returns are submitted within required deadlines. Monitor the payment of salaries by the school’s payroll provider, liaising with the provider as required. Be responsible for overseeing the placement of orders, ensuring colleagues follow the required processes and are processed through the schools computerised finance accounting package. In conjunction with the nominated staff members, scrutinise and attend to the payment of all invoices and statements of account. Be responsible for the issue of all invoices following up their prompt payment. Carry out and keep analyses of costs and other statistical information. Contribute to the review of financial systems and processes; playing a key role in the planning and implementation of any new or revised systems/processes with the Chief Finance Officer. Maintain all school insurances including assessments, claims and administration. Co-ordinate and maintain a list of approved contractors and suppliers to ensure best value. Support the Chief Finance Officer and Operations Manager with the review and monitoring of all contracts, leases and relationships with external contractors. Assist with monitoring expenditure on capital projects such as any Condition Improvement Funds. Maximise investment returns and income generation, supporting bids, sales, sponsorship and fundraising as appropriate. Be responsible for the schools’ asset registers ensuring that they are maintained and regularly updated. Ensure that all necessary returns, reports and documentation are completed accurately within time constraints including claims, bids, assist with reports and statistical returns (internal and external). The establishment is committed to safeguarding, ensuring the safety and welfare of young people. Employment is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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NJC Band 9 Points 33-36 (Actual Salary £37,451-£40,173) Working hours:
8am-4pm (Monday-Friday) Purpose of the Position: To provide financial leadership and professional financial management to support the Headteachers, in accordance with the Schools Handbook and the Schools Financial Procedures. Duties & Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities include: To have responsibility for comprehensive financial planning, ensuring robust financial systems and controls to safeguard finances and ensure efficiency and value for money. To work closely with Governors and School Leaders to provide tailored reports at various organisational levels. To assist with the long-term financial strategy and planning, conducting thorough analyses of current and future income streams, expenditure and trends to inform strategic decision making. To prepare comprehensive management accounts and present to stakeholders. To line manage the finance team, including their induction, training and appraisal. Areas of responsibility and key tasks: In consultation with the Chief Finance Officer, Headteachers and School Business Managers, assist with preparing the schools’ budget plans and review and update as necessary. Establish a high level of credibility and manage strong working relationships with internal and external parties. Advise other stakeholders on the financial implications of government and local authority policies and provide appropriate guidance on financial governance. Monitor income and expenditure in relation to the approved budgets and produce monthly management reports for the Headteachers and Governing Bodies. Provide budget holders with advice on matters relating to their budgets. Prepare income and expenditure reports in accordance with financial regulations. Co-ordinate all the annual external audit (interim and final), liaising with all parties involved, and preparing papers and workings to support the external auditors. Prepare information as required for the internal assurance reviews, liaising with all parties involved, preparing papers and workings as required. Maintain and oversee all bank accounts including the charge card(s), completing monthly reconciliations and reporting any anomalies to the Chief Finance Officer. Ensure that the schools financial procedures manual is reviewed and updated as necessary and that the school resource management self-assessment tool is maintained as per DFE requirements. Ensure accurate VAT accounting and payment, and that VAT reclaim returns are submitted as required. Be responsible for cash flow projections and all elements of cash handling including collections and disbursements, banking and security, fundraising and school trips. Maintain an effective payroll system and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation ensuring all forms including timesheets, new starter/leaver/variation forms and annual returns are submitted within required deadlines. Monitor the payment of salaries by the school’s payroll provider, liaising with the provider as required. Be responsible for overseeing the placement of orders, ensuring colleagues follow the required processes and are processed through the schools computerised finance accounting package. In conjunction with the nominated staff members, scrutinise and attend to the payment of all invoices and statements of account. Be responsible for the issue of all invoices following up their prompt payment. Carry out and keep analyses of costs and other statistical information. Contribute to the review of financial systems and processes; playing a key role in the planning and implementation of any new or revised systems/processes with the Chief Finance Officer. Maintain all school insurances including assessments, claims and administration. Co-ordinate and maintain a list of approved contractors and suppliers to ensure best value. Support the Chief Finance Officer and Operations Manager with the review and monitoring of all contracts, leases and relationships with external contractors. Assist with monitoring expenditure on capital projects such as any Condition Improvement Funds. Maximise investment returns and income generation, supporting bids, sales, sponsorship and fundraising as appropriate. Be responsible for the schools’ asset registers ensuring that they are maintained and regularly updated. Ensure that all necessary returns, reports and documentation are completed accurately within time constraints including claims, bids, assist with reports and statistical returns (internal and external). The establishment is committed to safeguarding, ensuring the safety and welfare of young people. Employment is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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