Finance Business Partner
Greenshaw Learning Trust, Sutton, SM1 4AFThis job expired on 24 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 April 2025 at 2:47pm
Date listed
10 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC pay scale, points 32-35, £44,331 to £47,532
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to be responsible for planning, developing and delivering finance for the Trust and our schools. This is an exciting opportunity to join GLT and become an integral member of the Finance team.
Finance Business Partners work directly with Headteachers across all trust schools, providing monthly management account reports for each school to facilitate effective budget management. Headteachers hold ultimate responsibility for their school budgets, and these monthly reports serve as a key tool for maintaining financial oversight. In addition to reporting, Finance Business Partners offer advice and support on a variety of financial matters that schools may encounter.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our jobs portal.
Main responsibilities:
- To ensure the effective operation of the finance function within the finance shared service and our schools, ensuring compliance with legal and financial regulations and the Trust’s financial policies and procedures.
- To be responsible for the production of annual budgets, forecasting outturns and monitoring reports within GLT to deliver a robust medium-term financial position across the Trust.
- To work with head teachers and other budget holders to prepare a three-year financial budget within a set of consistent budget assumptions
- To ensure appropriate resources are included in the budget for headteachers whilst working within the set budget assumptions.
- To identify savings within the financial budget to support the medium-term financial plan (MTFP)
You will need:
Comprehensive understanding of financial systems and double entry book-keeping
Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
A financial background with strong knowledge of annual budget creation and budget monitoring
A working knowledge of IMP budgeting software and Sage Intacct and a Financial qualification (such as CCAB, AAT level 4 or equivalent) would be an advantage
What the school offers its staff
What’s in it for you:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Access to Blue Light Card scheme
- Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Further details about the role
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 29th April 2025. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Commitment to safeguarding
Greenshaw Learning Trust places the highest importance on its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare and safety of all children in its care.
The Trust believes that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children by the provision of a safe environment in which children can learn.
All Trust staff and volunteers have a responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn and should make sure their approach is child-centred.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- shall@greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk
The Greenshaw Learning Trust is an academy trust, a charitable company with the sole purpose of maintaining and developing academy schools, to provide comprehensive and inclusive education for the public benefit, funded by the Department for Education (DfE).
The Greenshaw Learning Trust is a DfE approved sponsor of both primary and secondary schools and has approval to open a new secondary ASD school in Sutton. Our schools are located in South London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth.
The Greenshaw Learning Trust provides an effective structure to ensure schools achieve real benefits from school-to-school collaboration and receive the support they need. Our culture of trust and openness fosters mutual support and continual improvement.
Each school in the Trust is led by its own leadership team and governing body, who have the support of the wider Trust to help them achieve their objectives for their school.
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