Role: Finance Manager
Location: Rochester
Salary / Rate of pay: From 45,000 - 51,000
Platinum Recruitment is working in partnership with a multi-academy school trust located in Kent and the South East of London. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the team. You will be based between two academies in the Rochester area and work 1 day from home.
Package:
From 45,000 - 50,000, depending on experience
What's involved?
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Finance Manager to join the Trust's finance team. This is a key leadership role within the Trust, providing financial expertise and support to 2 schools within their large trust.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Provide support to the central Trust Finance team.
2. Ensure that monthly management accounts for the academies are produced and monitor performance against budget on at least a monthly basis, investigating variances and reporting them to the Principals and Management Accountant, taking or recommending action as appropriate.
3. Ensure that purchases (including contracts) are made in accordance with the academies' requirements and Trust procedures, and in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation.
4. Approve all salary payments (via the payroll bureau) on a monthly basis in conjunction with the Principals.
5. Approve all cheque and BACS payments, ensuring that items fall within budget and are properly coded and authorised.
6. Prepare a financial appraisal for projects as required.
7. Ensure that all purchases are made on the terms that are the most advantageous to the academies.
8. Prepare, implement, and reconcile all financial transactions relating to the academies' income and expenditure, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and LAT financial regulations.
9. Analyse expenditure, advise, and report regularly to the Management Accountant.
10. Take an active role in seeking additional funding streams.
11. In collaboration with the Management Accountant, prepare and provide reports for the Principals and Subject Leaders to assign budgets to departments for the forthcoming year, process, monitor, and evaluate allocated budgets to avoid excess spending.
12. Complete year-end returns on behalf of the Chief Financial Officer, ensuring all relevant documentation is completed within the set timescale.
13. Manage other funding streams, e.g. Pupil Premium funding, Music Grants, etc.
14. Reconcile payroll with supply, overtime, and travel expenses. Monitor payroll data as necessary to ensure accuracy of data.
15. Maintain staff salaries, contract information, and monthly pay adjustments.
16. Oversee and manage bank reconciliation procedure on a weekly basis.
17. Ensure management accounts are updated on a monthly basis to ensure inclusion of accruals, prepayments, and deferrals.
18. Ensure reconciliation of main items of income and expenditure on a regular basis, as agreed with the Management Accountant (GAG, Pupil Premium, salaries, etc.).
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Job Number: FIN001 / INDCOM
Job Role: Finance Manager
Location: Rochester
Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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