Financial Controller
Grey Court School
Richmond
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £41,025 - £44.751
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 31 October 2018
Job overview
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
36 hours - 52 weeks
NJC Scale PO4 (pts 44-48) £41,025 – £44,751
(negotiable/dependant on experience)
Annual leave - 27 days’ + 9 public/statutory holidays
Start date: asap
We are a dynamic growing Multi Academy Trust and are looking for an experienced (qualified or part qualified) accountant to ensure compliance and support the day to day financial operations at our schools within the trust.
We are offering this role as three days a week, but believe it has the potential to become full-time as we grow. We have two schools currently, Grey Court School in Richmond and The Hollyfield School in Surbiton, please do have a look at their websites for more information. The role is likely to be based at The Hollyfield School.
The role will see you leading and producing our annual statutory accounts, including managing the audit.
Taking ownership of the finance policies, and designing and maintaining processes that ensure that a robust control environment is in place. You will be responsible for the day to day financial operations by effective management of the finance team ensuring processes are being carried out fully. You will manage our tax affairs, including producing and submitting accurate VAT returns, P11Ds and end of year accounts.
Ideally this will suit someone who has good extensive knowledge of accountancy, developing and implementing strategies, key objectives, systems, processes and procedures relating to finance and best value as this will be an integral part of the position. Your strengths will lie in the building and management of key relationships with external providers, notably the bank, investment managers, auditors and HMRC.
The ability to provide clear and concise financial information both verbally and in written form to a range of audiences is essential. Knowledge of the MAT sector would be seen as a bonus and you must display a passion for making a difference to the education of young adults.
We are a trust that is very excited about our future plans and the opportunities this will bring to both our staff and students.
The closing date for applications is: Wednesday 31st October 2018
Interviews: TBC
If you would like to work with us then we look forward to hearing from you. For further details about the trust please visit either the Grey Court School or Hollyfield School websites and for more information about job descriptions and application forms, please visit the Grey Court School website or call 020 8948 1173. For an informal discussion about this post please contact the Director of Finance - Neil Knox-Hall or email at nknoxhall@everychildeverydayacademytrust.org
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About Grey Court School
Grey Court is a popular, thriving and well established oversubscribed secondary school, situated in Ham, Richmond having 1,600 students on record.
Grey Court School is a mixed secondary school serving pupils between the ages of 11-18. Furthermore our Grey Court sixth form provides an outstanding post 16 education which includes A levels and vocational qualifications at BTEC level 3. Our results are consistently amongst the best in state schools in London. Each year we help students secure places at the top universities in the UK, including Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities. We consistently outperform local and national schools in terms of our results, with nearly 50% of all GCSE grades awarded at 7-9 and 38% of all A Levels at A*/ A.
Situated on 22 acres of tree lined grounds, our first class sports facilities include immaculately maintained football and rugby pitches, two sports halls and access to Ham tennis club with its own clubhouse.
Grey Court School was established in 1956 and converted to academy status in 2012. This London secondary school has been rated as outstanding in all areas in March 2013, then in January 2018 and now once again in February 2024.
Headteacher
Mr. Christopher Rhodes
Values and vision
Grey Court School’s main vision is to support and nurture students so that they have the confidence to achieve to a high level regardless of the challenges they may face. The Ham secondary school wants to work in a solid partnership, where staff and parents unite to ensure that students are supported both at school and at home, and are taught the values of honesty, self-reliance and responsibility. It is important to Grey Court School that students are presented with a varied curriculum and it provides facilities to appeal to all. Grey Court School holds a specialist status in Science, Maths and Computing, along with a Sports England accreditation, Healthy Schools status and Artsmark Gold.
Ofsted
Following our latest Ofsted inspection in February 2024 Ofsted concluded that Grey Court “is a school where all pupils flourish and are kept happy and safe”, and that "all pupils experience a high quality of education". This built on the platform of excellence established when our school was judged as outstanding in all categories initially in March 2013 and then again in January 2018.
View Grey Court School’s latest Ofsted report
Teacher Training
Grey Court provides a comprehensive professional development programme for trainee, early career and established teachers. This is further enhanced through our membership of the Wandle Teaching School Hub; an alliance of schools in the London boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth, formed to provide ongoing development for teachers at every stage of their career.
Early Career Teachers
We work closely with the Institute of Education and the Wandle Teaching School Hub to provide a two year training programme for early career teachers (ECTs). This highly structured, in-house programme involves close mentoring, support and encouragement of new teachers, and exceeds the statutory standards of the DfE’s early career framework. Many of our ECTs go on to build successful careers at Grey Court.
Ongoing Teacher Training
We actively encourage staff to continue their professional development. This could be through courses provided by the Wandle Teaching School hub, through our in-house training and learning sessions, or through more formal routes such as the national professional qualifications.
Initial Teacher Training
As part of the Grey Court teaching alliance we co-ordinate placements for trainee teachers in schools across south west London and Surrey. Each year we work closely with universities and the Department for Education (DfE) to place post graduate (PGCE) and School Direct applicants either in our own, or in other local schools.
Training School
As a training school we value the continuous development of our staff and offer a full range of professional training opportunities including in-house and cross-MAT CPD and national leadership programmes.
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