Trust Finance Business Partner
| Posting date: | 05 September 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 September 2024 |
| Location: | Newcastle Upon Tyne, Not recorded, NE15 9DY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | c16e423e-6f16-41fa-9ac2-847014d87434 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a qualified or experienced part qualified, highly motivated professional to the post of Finance Business Partner for the newly established ONE (Owl North East) Trust. We are looking for a dynamic and highly skilled candidate to join our central team. This is an exciting new post for our recently formed multi-academy trust and we hope that this role will appeal to current or aspiring finance business partners who are looking to join a new team with the ambition of making a positive contribution to the financial sustainability and future of our schools.
The role will begin on 6th January 2025 (dependent on the candidate’s period of notice).
The successful candidate will have:
• the ability to coach budget holders to interpret and translate financial information into objectives aligned to the strategic plan
• the skills to act as a ‘critical friend’ by providing robust check and challenge using technical knowledge
• the knowledge to drive financial and commercial efficiencies whilst ensuring suitable allocation of resources
• hold an accountancy qualification (e.g, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA, ACA - part or fully qualified)
• experience of producing monthly accounts, forecasts and budgets including creation of all required journals (prepayments, accruals, PAYE/NI, etc.)
• experience of preparing and reviewing Balance Sheet reconciliations to support underlying accounting information
• Accounting and forecasting software/Excel user experience to navigate management accounts.
• Advanced Excel knowledge and proficient Microsoft Office user.
• IRIS Accounting / Financial Planner experience preferred but not essential
• A resilient attitude, with a strong work ethic in what can be a changing environment
• Experience of working in a small Finance team with a flexible workstyle, a “can do” work ethic and strong collaborative ethos
• Excellent networking and stakeholder relationship building skills.
We would like to hear from those candidates who feel that they can demonstrate the characteristics and skills we are looking for and hold the relevant qualifications to meet the demands of this post.
What the school offers its staff
In return, you will have the exciting opportunity to work within a newly established multi-academy trust, alongside a dynamic central team building new ways of working together for the benefit of all our schools.
Other benefits include the possibility of hybrid working ie working from home, along with a competitive working conditions package
Our ONE Trust open office also offers a supportive and collaborative environment with friendly and dedicated staff committed to making a positive difference across the whole of the organisation.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We are looking to appoint a qualified or experienced part qualified, highly motivated professional to the post of Finance Business Partner for the newly established ONE (Owl North East) Trust. We are looking for a dynamic and highly skilled candidate to join our central team. This is an exciting new post for our recently formed multi-academy trust and we hope that this role will appeal to current or aspiring finance business partners who are looking to join a new team with the ambition of making a positive contribution to the financial sustainability and future of our schools.
The role will begin on 6th January 2025 (dependent on the candidate’s period of notice).
The successful candidate will have:
• the ability to coach budget holders to interpret and translate financial information into objectives aligned to the strategic plan
• the skills to act as a ‘critical friend’ by providing robust check and challenge using technical knowledge
• the knowledge to drive financial and commercial efficiencies whilst ensuring suitable allocation of resources
• hold an accountancy qualification (e.g, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA, ACA - part or fully qualified)
• experience of producing monthly accounts, forecasts and budgets including creation of all required journals (prepayments, accruals, PAYE/NI, etc.)
• experience of preparing and reviewing Balance Sheet reconciliations to support underlying accounting information
• Accounting and forecasting software/Excel user experience to navigate management accounts.
• Advanced Excel knowledge and proficient Microsoft Office user.
• IRIS Accounting / Financial Planner experience preferred but not essential
• A resilient attitude, with a strong work ethic in what can be a changing environment
• Experience of working in a small Finance team with a flexible workstyle, a “can do” work ethic and strong collaborative ethos
• Excellent networking and stakeholder relationship building skills.
We would like to hear from those candidates who feel that they can demonstrate the characteristics and skills we are looking for and hold the relevant qualifications to meet the demands of this post.
What the school offers its staff
In return, you will have the exciting opportunity to work within a newly established multi-academy trust, alongside a dynamic central team building new ways of working together for the benefit of all our schools.
Other benefits include the possibility of hybrid working ie working from home, along with a competitive working conditions package
Our ONE Trust open office also offers a supportive and collaborative environment with friendly and dedicated staff committed to making a positive difference across the whole of the organisation.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.