Finance Support Consultant

Finance Support Consultant

Swindon & South-West based (remote delivery across the country)

Full time/Part time, Permanent

£26,000 to £30000FTE per annum (pro rata) depending on qualifications & experience.

**Excellent FULL TIME or TERM TIME role**

**Do you have a logical financial brain? Are you familiar with finance packagers such as PS Financials / FMS6? Do you enjoy building excellent customer relationships? Want to work with a range of clients on-site and remotely and manage your time?**

Then this is the role for you We have an exciting opportunity for a **skilled finance professional **or **successful School Business Manager **who can provide targeted financial advice for our customers. You will focus on day-to-day and strategic financial tasks, conducting either remote or on-site visits to Schools and Academies and using a wide variety of financial software systems.

**Who are we?**

A national Company based in central Chelmsford, Juniper Education provides software support services and professional services to the education sector, currently used by over 4,200 schools, academies & MATs across the country. This role is within our Education Finance Support team, based at the Swindon branch office. Our team’s mission is to empower schools to manage their finance resources effectively, and to help them we provide high quality professional financial management services.

**The Role**

After training you will have your own client portfolio and will manage your customer's needs and expectations. Understanding our business and how we can help will be important. Some key responsibilities will include:

- Budget preparation and forward financial planning, including liaising with Heads/Governors/Business Managers, using influencing and negotiating skills.
- Budget monitoring, forecasting expenditure and cashflow
- Governor/trustee reporting
- One to one training of school finance staff on-site
- Year-end accounting system procedures and statutory returns
- Monthly bursar finance tasks i.e. reconciliation of funding, bank, payroll, VAT claims and control accounts
- Providing advice and guidance to finance staff, headteachers, governors/trustees

Our current requirement is to cover Swindon area plus Bath & NE Somerset but we do require flexibility to meet our business needs so you must be prepared to travel throughout the South-West when on-site visits are required, a full driving licence and daily access to own vehicle is therefore an essential requirement. You will also be working from home conducting ‘visits’ using remote access software which enables us to deliver finance support across the country.
- There's lots more to the role - to find out what else you can expect please get in touch for a full Job Description._

**Who you are**:
Ideally, you'll have an Accounting qualification from either ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA, AAT or a close equivalent. If you also have a CIPFA (Certificate in Financial Reporting for Academies) then this would be an advantage.

We will also consider applicants with a Certificate in School Business Management (CSBM) or Diploma in School Business Management or considerable school’s financial experience at a responsible level, in lieu of a financial qualification.

A clean driving license and daily access to your own vehicle are essential.

You will need solid knowledge of MS Office programmes including Word and Excel. We work with a number of school and academy software packages and experience with systems such as PS Financials, FMS6 & SIMS, is a **preferred advantage**, although training will be provided.

You don't need to know about the education sector to start with, as training will be provided, but experience would be an advantage. There are Learning & Development opportunities throughout your career, you'll get the opportunity to keep abreast of education sector developments to ensure we maintain our highly respected services.

**How to apply**

Please send us your CV **plus a supporting statement **letting us know how you are the best person for the job.

**Experience**:

- Finance: 3 years (preferred)

**Job Types**: Full-time / Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £26,000 to £30,000 per year (pro rata for part time)

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bike to work scheme
- Company pension
- Flexible schedule
- Sick pay
- Wellness programmes
- Work from home
- Mileage expenses for on-site customer visits

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday or minimum 4 days/wk

Work:

- Combination of remote, field based (on-site visits) and some office days.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £26,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free or subsidised travel
- Sick pay
- Wellness programmes
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Swindon, SN2 2PN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)