Trust Deputy Finance Manager
Arthur Mellows Village College, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7JX13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
18 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
31 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Actual Salary £37,938
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Four Cs Academy Trust is looking to appoint a full time, enthusiastic and well-qualified Deputy Finance Manager to join and help lead the team, working closely with and supporting the Trust Finance Manager to ensure the efficient operation of the Trust Finance function.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, forward-thinking Trust. The Trust comprises of 3secondary schools and 4primary schools, all located in the Peterborough area, this role is based at Arthur Mellows Village College. It is crucial that the successful candidate can travel between the schools to meet the needs of the role. The Trust has an excellent reputation, all of our schools believe in developing young people to achieve their best possible outcomes.
This is a key appointment where you will be responsible for operational aspects of financial management and control across the Trust, including supervising Finance staff, management accounts, month-end routines, payroll, budgeting, query handling and communication with various stakeholders. The priorities of the role will be to ensure timely, efficient and accurate processing of transactions by the finance team and maintaining well managed accounts to support the schools with their financial management.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of working in a Finance role in a school finance office or a business office, in a supervisory role. Relevant technical financial and accounting experience is essential. A flexible and adaptable approach will be required, as well as the ability to manage your own substantial workload to meet challenging deadlines.
The successful candidate will:
- Be highly organised, with the ability to balance multiple tasks and priorities
- Be approachable, with excellent interpersonal skills
- Be an efficient and effective administrator
- Have excellent communication skills and the ability to use own initiative.
- Have excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Be committed to promoting positive values, attitudes and behaviour
- Have strong personal qualities such as confidence, integrity.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- A dedicated programme of support and access to National College online training.
- Friendly and supportive colleagues.
- Access to a free, confidential counselling service.
- Free onsite car parking
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@arthurmellows.org
CVs are not accepted.
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About Arthur Mellows Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1656 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- fskinner@arthurmellows.org
- Phone number
- 01733 254062
Arthur Mellows in an Ofsted Outstanding school located in the village of Glinton on the outskirts of Peterborough. The school is very successful and over-subscribed. Behaviour is excellent and students are keen to learn, with 75% of students achieving grade 4 or above in both English and Maths in 2019.
Arthur Mellows is part of The Four Cs Multi Academy Trust (MAT) which was originated in 2016. Two schools, Arthur Mellows Village College and Fulbridge Academy, both outstanding institutions but not natural partners, came together with a common interest in improving the standards for all students in Peterborough. This, combined with the offer of developing and leading two new free Schools in the Primary and Secondary sector, provided a pathway towards meeting that vision. As at September 2019 the MAT consists of 4 schools (1 secondary and 3 primaries).
If you are interested in working for a forward-thinking Trust, with a wealth of opportunity to work across sites and phases, please contact us. Successful new recruits can look forward to extensive support and professional development which can be translated into excellent outcomes for the young people which we serve.
The College prospectus is available on the website for further information. We welcome visits from prospective applicants, come and meet the staff you could be working with, arrangements can be made by contacting Sarah Cooper on 01733 254052 or email scooper@arthurmellows.org
Arranging a visit to Arthur Mellows Village College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email fskinner@arthurmellows.org.
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