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Head of Finance and Procurement

Macintyre Academies, Milton Keynes, MK5 8FR

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 June 2021 at 5pm

• Date listed

  5 May 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £41,984.18-£49,072.42 per annum

Head of Finance and Procurement job summary

As a small but growing Trust, we are currently seeking an experienced strategic Head of Finance and Procurement to join our Central Support Team who can provide support services to all four schools within our Trust. The role incorporates Finance and management of key contracts including Information and Communications Technology (ICT) which will support the Group Director of Education and Children’s Services and Trust Board in the efficient and effective delivery of the Trust’s strategic aims and objectives.

As the Head of Finance and Procurement, you will be responsible for the efficient and effective management of the Trust financial systems. You will act as Finance Officer with regards to dealings with the Education, Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and ensure compliance with Trust Finance Policy and Procedures, and the ESFA Financial Handbook. You will also support Principals and the Head of Support Services to ensure that all budgetary targets are met by individual academies and the MAT as a whole.
Reporting to our Head of Support Services, you will liaise with academy Principals to ensure that dedicated teams, including Business Managers who oversee finance, data protection, health and safety and ICT in each academy are effective, competent and well supported. You will ensure the delivery of annual accounts in accordance with the Academy’s Financial handbook, ESFA guidelines and all statutory requirements.

You will be responsible for health and safety ensuring robust processes are in place with support from the MAT H&S Committee and MAT Central Team. There is also the possibility of shuffling responsibilities within our MAT Central Team so if this pack excites you, but the role is not a 100% match to your skills set please do get in touch.

A member of the Trust Leadership Group, you will provide strong vision and strategic direction to Trust staff and lead the financial aspects of the strategic plan, including the preparation and implementation of plans for new schools and those joining the Trust.

No Recruitment Agencies Please

MacIntyre Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and registration with the DBS Update Service together with all other relevant recruitment checks including obtaining references. Referees will be asked to assess suitability of candidates to work with vulnerable adults, children or young people and will be verbally verified. MacIntyre Academies’ Safeguarding Policy can be found on our website and candidates will be asked about this as part of the recruitment process.

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.

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About Macintyre Academies

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Macintyre Academies website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@macintyreacademies.org
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MacIntyre Academies' mission is to become a leading Special Academy Trust that provides outstanding outcome-focused state education by promoting high aspirations, empowering parents as partners and successfully equipping every child for adult life. We currently have 4 Academies. Endeavour in Oxford opened 2014 residential academy children young people with autism associated severe Learning difficulties aged from 9 19 years old. In 2015 we Discovery Nuneaton, social, emotional mental health needs /or autism. 2017 Quest also catering SEMH and/or Finally, September 2020, Venture based Henley-in-Arden joined the pupils 5-11 (ages 9-16) who may Social, Emotional Mental Health Difficulties Diagnoses of Autism or an condition. Academies benefits greatly its sponsor MacIntyre, which over last 50 years, has developed strong reputation nationally, quality, person centred organisation.

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