The vacancy
DN Colleges Group is looking to appoint a Transactional Finance Manager to join its Finance department.
This is an exciting time of expansion and growth for the Group, that operates from two Colleges, Doncaster College and North Lindsey College in Scunthorpe and two HE Campuses, UCD in Doncaster and UCNL in Scunthorpe. DNCG will be able to provide you with the opportunity to develop your career and contribute to our ongoing success.
This role will take responsibility for all monetary transactions coming in and out of the College Group. The role will be responsible for invoicing, sales ledger / credit control, cash / bank transactions and purchase ledger. Responsibilities will also include leadership and coaching of the team, ownership of the integrity of the GL and associated reconciliations, managing internal controls, process improvements, cash flow forecasting and driving the month end close of the ledgers and associated reporting / analysis.
You will be an enthusiastic, pro-active hands-on finance professional, who is comfortable getting involved in various areas of College finance, and will work with both non-financial academic colleagues as well as other business service colleagues
You will have excellent communication skills and be able to develop and maintain solid working relationships to provide key information to assist in financial management and satisfy audit requirements.
You will need to demonstrate excellent numeracy and literacy skills with attention to detail and be able to manage competing priorities whilst working under pressure.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing detailed, good quality financial information in order to enhance decision making, enable delivery of strategic initiatives and improve financial performance.
You will hold or be in the process of completing a relevant accounting qualification and have prior experience in managing the sales, purchase and general ledger processes. With an in-depth understanding of financial processes, you will also have excellent IT skills (Excel) and understand finance software.
You should be self-motivated and analytical, able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, and ideally have experience working within further education. Successful candidates will be expected to travel between the two sites.
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Informal enquiries about this post may be made to Trisha Birch, Head of Finance. Email:
Closing date for this post is 27th August
About us
At DN Colleges Group, we are working towards a common goal: to transform our communities through learning. This vision reflects our belief in our students and in our ability to transform their lives so positively. Our students are at the heart of everything we do.
Our educational hub spans Scunthorpe to Doncaster and beyond. We combine distinct, high quality teaching and learning with local, regional and global reach. We connect our students and staff with partners and employers across the east/west corridor from Sheffield City Region to the Humber and Lincolnshire, across the UK and internationally
Our values
This vision is supported by a set of values that underpin how we operate every day across our organisation. Across every team and department, we follow core values that guide our decision making, our interactions and our approach to challenges and opportunities.
These values are a fundamental part of DN Colleges Group, as we aspire to deliver outstanding and inspirational teaching and learning for our students every day.
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