Financial Controller

Girls' Learning Trust, Sutton, SM3 8AB

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 May 2025

• Closing date

  10 March 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  14 February 2025

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: £53,406.00 - £58,631.00 Annually (Actual) GLT SO5

Financial Controller job summary

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Financial Reporting and Accounting
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Financial Management & Operations
  
  

The successful candidate will:

• Have 5 GCSE's at grade A*-C (or equivalent including Maths and English
• Have an Accountancy Qualification (CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA etc)
• Have a commitment to personal development

What we offer:

• A unique selling point as a school within an all girls’ schools trust
• An excellent working environment that prioritises the wellbeing of its staff and students
• A generous contributory pension scheme
• Eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free tea/coffee/squash available in the staff room
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential advice on a variety of matters
• Term time free access to the on-site David Lloyd Leisure Centre (during fixed times)
• Hybrid working available with requirements to work in Nonsuch High School for Girls on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Key Application Dates:

• Shortlisting Date: 10th & 11th March 2025
• First stage Online Interview Date (via MS Teams): Monday 17th March 2025
• Second Stage in person Interview Date: Friday 21st March 2025 at Nonsuch High School for Girls
• Start Date: 1st May 2025
  

Our commitment:

The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Girls' Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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