Senior Finance Manager Position at Ark Victoria Academy
5 days ago
Job Role: Senior Finance Manager
Location: Cluster of Academies
About the Role:
As a Senior Finance Manager at Ark Victoria Academy, you will be responsible for ensuring high standards of financial probity within the cluster academies. You will manage the monthly financial processes, ensuring compliance with the Academies Financial Handbook.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with school Principals and Operations Leads across the cluster to ensure financial information is up to date and available for review.
- Take responsibility for the academies' financial accounting procedures, ensuring financial handbooks are kept up to date and all policies and procedures are adhered to across the cluster.
- Ensure timely production and issue of financial reports and returns, as required for schools within your cluster.
- Prepare (or review) the management accounts and related analysis, posting of month-end journals, ensuring bank and control account reconciliations are carried out monthly in line with the Ark month-end/year-end balance sheet pack(s).
- Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts for each school highlighting any areas of concern to the RFD and the central finance team.
- Work with the HR leads in school to ensure payroll is processed and managed efficiently and correctly across the cluster.
- Take responsibility for and line management of Finance Manager(s) and Finance Assistants/Officers/Apprentice, including arranging appropriate training and development across the cluster.
- Own, analyse and report financial data in ways that underpin best practice and develop cost reduction strategies as appropriate.
- Qualified/part-qualified accountant (ACCA or CIMA) or Qualified by experience.
- Experience of running effective administrative and financial systems, ideally within a school environment.
- Experience of working across a number of financial institutions or multiple projects, managing conflicting priorities.
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Experience using financial databases, confidence and interest in learning new technologies.
- Demonstrable finance management skills, including managing through others to deliver - effectively motivating and engaging team members.
- Experience of providing ad hoc financial analysis to support decision making.
- Understanding of relevant legislation, policies and procedures and the ability to apply this understanding to real situations.
Requirements:
- ACCA or CIMA qualification or equivalent.
- Experience of financial management within an education setting.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
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