Finance Manager
The Vale Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4QPDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
September or October 2024
Closing date
2 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
9 August 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £40,221.00 - £43,421.00 Annually (Actual) NJC M2 32-35 dependent on experience and previous success
Finance Manager job summary
Finance Manager
The Shared Learning Trust is a successful multi-academy trust in Luton and Central Bedfordshire. We currently comprise five academies and have plans to grow and add further academies to our educational family.
The Shared Learning Trust are seeking to appoint a Finance Manager to join our strong and welcoming team! We are looking to recruit a dependable and organised individual to support our trust and academies in all aspects of financial management. This is a highly varied and diverse role where no two days are the same, you will have the chance to continue to grow and gain experience within a highly successful trust and dedicated Finance team. The rewards are a strong market salary with an opportunity to develop a career in a successful trust. For the right person, I promise you it’s going to be a great job.
Experience Knowledge & Understanding
- To assist the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the efficient and effective finance services to a cluster of schools.
- Supporting compliance and accurate financial data being processed within PSF by establishing working relationships across all Academies.
- To work within the parameters of the Academy Trust Handbook adhering to all legislative and policy guidelines within the Multi Academy Company to be fully compliant and beyond.
- Responsibility for keeping accounting records in good order and for monitoring and reporting financial performance against budget plans. To produce various accounting outputs and returns as required for good governance and statutory compliance. ie those required by the Academy Trust Handbook and Academy Accounts Direction.
- Work with the Executive Leadership Team and academy budget holders, build annual budgets and ensure their reporting and approval is in line with the Academy Trust Handbook.
The successful candidate will
- Have a real love of finance
- Be an advanced Excel user
- Have experience of working in a fast pace environment
- Ideally have experience of working in Education
- Have excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads which continually change
- Understand the role of a Financial Manager and will be able to work to tight deadlines delivering results when required
- Have the ability to use a common-sense approach to problem solving
- Be keen to join a fast-growing trust with a family friendly ethos
- Be keen to contribute to a result orientated fun environment
- Have a great attitude and positive outlook
- Have a good general standard of education
- Computer literate
- Be able to communicate at all levels
Job Specifics
Start Date September 2024
Salary NJC M2 point 32-35 £40,221 - £43,421 (dependent on experience and previous success)
Job Role Full time, Permanent,37 hrs, 5 days per week, 52 weeks per year, 26 days holiday
Location The Vale Academy, LU5 4QP (expectation to travel to schools on weekly basis)
The Shared Learning Trust – Staff Benefits
We offer a fantastic range of benefits across our trust, supporting our staff in a variety of ways. From an extensive Wellbeing package to an onsite car wash, you can be reassured that we have your best interests at heart.
Perkbox and Perkbox Medical
NPQ’s Teacher Development Trust and training courses with The National College
Staff social events, including 5 a-side football and BBQs
Reduced gym membership rates
Staff recognition with reward shopping vouchers
Online delivery drop off service, including Amazon
Free eye test vouchers
Support for all staff with an experienced licensed counsellor
Free tea and coffee plus a reusable bamboo coffee cup for new starters
Free onsite car parking at all academies
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced pension employers’ contribution and death in service payment
Refer a friend £500 bonus scheme
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Shared Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Vale Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 624 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Vale Academy website (opens in new tab)
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