Assistant Director of Finance
The Education Alliance, North Ferriby, HU14 3HSThis job expired on 22 November 2023
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
22 November 2023 at 9am
Date listed
8 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Up to full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £46,549 to £49,590
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to join the Education Alliance’s central finance team, working across schools in Hull and the East Riding, with a base next door to South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College, East Dale Road, Melton.
We are a growing trust with around 1,000 staff across ten sites in the Hull and East Riding region. The salary details above are for a full-time, throughout the year position, however, if you are interested in working on a part time basis and/or term-time, please get in touch and we are happy to explore this with you.
Why choose us?
As a trust, we are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives. We wish to be seen and experienced as an employer of choice; an organisation that people want to join and remain with, enjoying satisfying careers whilst continuing to learn and develop. You will be working closely with senior leaders, Headteachers and finance colleagues across the trust and your key areas of responsibility will include:
- Financial planning, control and management
- Financial due diligence on any school’s joining the trust
- Purchasing/ordering/procurement
- Asset control
- Audit services
- Financial monitoring
Collaborating with senior leaders from a range of professions and backgrounds, you will inform and guide financial decisions and planning across our schools.
What the school offers its staff
Ethical leadership, professional trust and
autonomy and a caring ethos in which everyone is valued and respected.
- Well-being support including discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling; access to a free online GP service.
- Family friendly policies and opportunities for flexible working
- Financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchase, affordable loans and savings available through the Salary Finance Scheme
- Membership of the East Riding Pension Scheme with benefits including secure earnings linked pension and a lump sum death grant of three times your salary
Further details about the role
You will be a qualified accountant with an up to date knowledge of the Companies Act, Charities SORP, VAT and PAYE/NIC regulations and experience of preparing management accounts.
The role includes all aspects of finance and you will have experience of analysing, interpreting and utilising financial data to enable evidence based financial decisions to be made. Audit is a key aspect of the role and you must have experience of producing reports and information for auditors and dealing with their queries.
If you are interested in this role and wish to discuss the role further, please contact Jennifer Jewitt at Jennifer.Jewitt@theeducationalliance.org.uk
The deadline for completed application forms is 9am on Wednesday 22 November 2023. We look forward to receiving your application and we will contact you once your application has been reviewed.
Commitment to safeguarding
Additional Information
The Education Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to appointment and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 guidance.
The Education Alliance’s Child Protection Policy can be accessed at: https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Education Alliance
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@theeducationalliance.org.uk
The Education Alliance Multi-Academy Trust was established in 2015 so that South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College could support the setting up of Hunsley Primary School, the East Riding’s first Free School. In February 2016, Malet Lambert School, an 11-16 school in Hull, joined the trust and the following year, Driffield School and Sixth Form joined as a sponsored academy. The Snaith School, an 11-16 school joined us in April 2019 and North Cave CE Primary School in November 2019. Howden Junior School joined us October 2022 followed by Wilberfoss CE Primary School in May 2023. Howden CE Infant School joined us in September 2023 followed by Naburn CE Primary School who joined on 1 October as a sponsored academy.
In addition to the ten schools, the trust also operates Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training, the only Outstanding SCITT based in East Yorkshire, which is training a new generation of primary and secondary teachers in East Riding and Hull.
Our people:
The Education Alliance is led by CEO, Jonny Uttley, who is an experienced Headteacher and a National Leader of Education. Ethical leadership is at the heart of everything we do and we believe in the importance of local leadership and governance to keep our schools at the heart of the communities they serve. All our leaders have a strong moral obligation to the success of all our young people and it is through a genuine commitment to team working that we seek to add value to all our schools.
Our purpose:
We are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives.
The way we do this is by:
Always doing what is right
Trusting in each other and standing shoulder to shoulder
Doing what we know makes the difference
Doing what is right means always acting with integrity, in the interests of others, and being honest, open and transparent.
Arranging a visit to The Education Alliance
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@theeducationalliance.org.uk.
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