Finance Officer
Job Title: Finance Officer
Employer: Employability Solutions Ltd
Job Type: Finance & Administration
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: Full time
Location: Liverpool
Start Date: Monday, March 3rd, 2025
Closing Date: Friday, February 21st, 2025
About the School
Employability Solutions Ltd is committed to providing credible alternative education, focusing on students with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health barriers. Since becoming a registered independent school in May 2018, we have aimed to transform young lives and build resilient communities.
About the Role
Purpose of the post: The Finance Officer is responsible for managing the school’s financial operations and ensuring the effective use of resources to achieve both educational and social impact goals. This role involves budgeting, financial reporting, and compliance, alongside tracking and reporting on the school’s social impact performance.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop and manage the school’s annual budget, ensuring financial stability and alignment with strategic goals.
2. Monitor and report on income, expenditure, and cash flow, providing regular financial reports to the Executive Leadership Team.
3. Process and track all financial transactions, including invoicing, payroll, and procurement.
4. Carry out timely invoicing and credit control procedures.
5. Ensure compliance with statutory financial regulations, audits, and funding requirements.
6. Prepare and present social impact reports, tracking key performance indicators related to the school’s community engagement and social outcomes.
7. Collaborate with the leadership team to assess and improve the school’s social impact, aligning financial and social goals, projections for growth and income generation.
8. Oversee and manage the school’s accounts, ensuring accurate financial statements and documentation.
9. Support the executive leadership team in preparing for audits, financial reviews, and social impact assessments.
10. Advise on cost-saving opportunities, procurement and best value.
General Duties:
1. Support, uphold and contribute to the development of ES policies and procedures.
2. Provide timely responses to emails or requests for information from the wider team and SLT.
3. Manage your online calendar and ensure important deadlines are met, seeking support where required.
4. Commit to your own continuous professional development (CPD).
5. Take an active part in appraising own work as part of the annual appraisal process.
6. Attend company training days, team building, INSET Days and meetings as required.
7. Be willing to travel sporadically between sites.
8. Attend ES Team Awards ceremony held annually each December.
9. Access 1:1 coaching and support from your line manager.
10. Live and breathe ES Company Values.
11. Other reasonable duties may be allocated from time to time commensurate with the general character of the post and its grading.
Safeguarding Statement: All adults working in, or on behalf of the school have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This includes responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn.
Qualifications and Experience:
1. A relevant qualification in finance or accounting (e.g., AAT, ACA, ACCA).
2. Proven experience in a financial role, ideally within the education or social enterprise sector.
3. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
4. Experience with social impact measurement and reporting is highly desirable.
How to Apply: Send a complete application form to hr@employabilitysolutions.com
Closing Date: Friday 21st February 2025
Short Listing Date: Monday 24th February 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday 25th February 2025
2nd Interview Date: Wednesday 26th February 2025
3rd Interview Date: Thursday 27th February 2025
Contact Details:
Employability Solutions Ltd
Saunders House
Commerce Way
Liverpool
L8 7BA
Contact Name: Catherine Cook
Contact Telephone: 0151 427 4193
Contact e-mail: hr@employabilitysolutions.com
Website: https://employabilitysolutions.com/ #J-18808-Ljbffr