Finance Business Partner
Prospere Learning Trust, Manchester, M23 2YS9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as pre-employment checks are complete.
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, all year round
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 9
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join our fantastic central team at Prospere Learning Trust.
This is a full-time permanent post working 35 hours per week all year round. Salary Grade 9 £45,718- £49,764 per annum, the role will be predominately office based.
We’re looking for:
We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join our central Trust Finance team. You will need to be self-motivated with a drive for accuracy, but you will also be a confident collaborator and networker, able to establish and nurture effective working relationship with stakeholders across the organisation.
You will provide a full Finance Business Partner service to designated schools, acting as the lead for all financial advice and support, both at a strategic and operational level. You will offer a key link between the Trust central team and the schools and provide oversight of school-based staff carrying out finance duties, ensuring schools are complying with Trust financial procedures.
You will need to demonstrate the below essential experience:
- Extensive experience working in financial management.
- Excellent working knowledge of core accounting concepts.
- Ability to complete core transactional work alongside strategic level responsibilities.
- Demonstrable expertise in the completion of financial reports
- Experience of budget management and monitoring and managing financial risks
Desired Qualifications
- Part or Full qualified Accountant ACCA/ACA/CIMA/CIPFA, or fully qualified AAT
Main purpose of the job:
Reporting to the Head of Finance you will be responsible for producing all financial information for the school, including monthly management accounts, the annual budget and longer-term forecasting. Providing proactive and sound financial advice to school leaders and governors and ensuring financial training and development needs are identified and appropriate training delivered.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Production of management accounts in line with the Trust reporting timetable, including a YTD I&E against budget, Balance Sheet, capital review and variance narrative.
- Ensuring that all month end adjustments such as prepayments and accruals are recorded accurately and posted on a timely basis.
- Reviewing the monthly management accounts to identity and address any areas of over/under spend, in partnership with Headteachers and Executive Headteachers.
- Monitoring spend on capital projects, ensuring all relevant costs have been capitalised and budgets are closely monitored.
- Presenting the monthly management accounts to the Local Governing Board.
- Supporting with internal and external audits as required.
To find out more about the full responsibilities of the role and/or to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the attached job description.
To be considered please apply by following the online application process, Interviews are likely take place on Tuesday 6th May at our central Greenacres office.
All school staff are expected to share the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Specific safeguarding responsibilities are detailed in the attached job description.
What the school offers its staff
Working for Prospere Learning Trust
Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.We invest in our staff to achieve their full potential and offer a range of benefits including.
- High quality CPD for all roles
- Bupa Level 1 Health Plan- annual cash back allowance for a range of every day health care expenses
- Generous Pension Contribution- over 26% for teachers and over 17% for support staff
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays,increasing to 31 days with 5 years' service
- Cyclescheme- save up to 39% on a bike and accessories and get Strava for free
- Employee Assistance Programmes- including access to free counselling and 24/7 helplines
- Credit Union- regular savings, Christmas saving scheme and access to affordable loans
- Flexible working options- we're happy to talk flexible working where possible
- Mental Health First Aid in every school
- Blue Light Card- discounts on holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones, and many more
- bYond cashback card- spend smarter with a prepaid cashback card for your everyday purchases
Visit our website to learn more about our Trust: prospere.org.uk
Further details about the role
Job Application Information
Applications will only be accepted through the Jobtrain website -
https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/prosperecareers/Job/JobDetail?jobid=422&isPreview=Yes&advert=external
As per Keeping Children Safe in Education, we conduct online searches on shortlisted candidates to identify any relevant issues for interview discussion. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit a self-disclosure declaration, declaring any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect your suitability to work with children. Information will be provided on where to seek guidance on whether certain offences are now protected and should not be disclosed within the self-disclosure form.
Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 all positions within the School are exempt. Therefore, we are entitled to carry out Enhanced Disclosure checks for all staff and volunteers.It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; we do not sponsor visa applications. If you’ve lived or worked outside the UK in the last five years, additional information will be required. Job offers are contingent on satisfactory pre-employment checks, including references.
Safeguarding Commitment
All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Equality Statement
Prospere Learning Trust values diversity and welcomes applications from all candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.
For application packs or support, contact us at 0161 527 7953 or jobs@prospere.org.uk.
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Prospere Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- jobs@prospere.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01615277953
Head office location
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