Finance Business Partner

4 weeks ago

Reading, United Kingdom Marks Sattin Full time

Finance Business Partner – based in Reading (On Site) - £50,000 to £55,000



Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.

Our clients is at a really exciting point, having grown from a single academy to a four school multi-academy Trust, and with more to come this year. The Finance team is expanding and will take responsibility for all schools in the Trust, under the direction of their new CFO.


The successful candidate will have strong management accounting knowledge, great interpersonal skills and enjoy working with a wide variety of people.


Duties and Responsibilities


Monthly budget monitoring – ensuring complete, accurate and timely reports are produced, with clear narrative for schools as to the reasons behind any variances noted. This includes meeting with school staff to ensure reports are understood and any actions needed are taken.Month end processes – oversee the month end process, including balance sheet reconciliations, journals and reporting (all accounts are prepared on an accruals basis)Reforecast – work with the CFO and Headteachers to complete reforecasts and ensure projected income and spend is as accurate as possibleBudget setting – work with the CFO and Headteachers to set annual, three year and five year budgets, that are realistic, accurate, and account for expected changes and fluctuationsFinancial planning – on an ad hoc basis, produce financial analysis and forecasts for potential changes within schools, helping staff understand the potential impactBenchmarking – ensure KPIs are accurate and relevant, and perform benchmarking against other Trusts / national dataResponsible for monitoring and administering the finance system, ensuring inputs are accurate, correcting any errors identified and training new users on the systemYear-end process/audit – in conjunction with the CFO, ensure the year end processes are accurate and complete (e.g. depreciation journals) and all documents are prepared for the auditors.Actively share knowledge with more junior team members, contributing to a culture of continuous improvementPartake in the updating of the Financial Regulations each year, ensuring compliance within our TrustCommitted to a culture of continuous improvement, proactively generating ideas for improvement and always looking for “what’s next"


Skills and Experience


AAT Level 3 qualified, with at least 3 years management accounts experienceExperience of managing multiple budgets and monthly financial reporting / analysis concurrently.Experience of providing analysis and challenge to budget holdersAccruals and Balance Sheet accounting knowledgeStrong systems awareness and demonstrable ability to pickup new systems skills quickly and adaptably.Experience working with modern accounting packages, particularly SageStrong Excel skills (including pivot tables and v-lookups)Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure


We will be reviewing CVs throughout the process so please apply as soon as you are able to.

nakita.kaur@markssattin.com

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