Are you an experienced Finance Manager looking for a new opportunity from March 2025?
Randstad Education are currently recruiting for a School Finance Manager for a one-year maternity cover from March 2025. Previous experience is essential for this role.
Benefits:
* Competitive rates of pay
* Welsh Government Commercial Delivery preferred supplier
* Have the opportunity to work flexibly, tailoring your schedule to fit your commitments and lifestyle
* DBS support if required
* Access to a dedicated consultant working to find the right role for you
* Access to our Refer a Friend scheme with the opportunity to earn £300* for each successful candidate referred
Responsibilities:
1. Forecasting budgets in alignment with priorities identified for the school improvement plan.
2. Facilitating medium-term financial planning processes and identifying potential savings and pressures across the school.
3. Negotiating, managing, and monitoring contracts, procurement, tenders and agreements.
4. Preparing budget monitoring reports and projected out turns accordingly for presentation to the School Governing Body and Education Finance team.
5. Identifying new ways of working to reduce future cost pressures.
6. Developing a range of performance management systems to effectively manage the school budgets.
7. Overseeing the financial management of external funding streams.
8. Implem...