Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

Salary: £40,000-£45,000

Location: 183 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BU

Working alongside the newly appointed Deputy Director of Finance, you will be an experienced Financial Analyst and will partner with our academies taking time to understand their context and application of their data requirements, and provide relevant and insightful analysis to inform financial decisions. You will work closely with individuals and teams across the organisation to improve finance knowledge and ensure proactive financial management.

This role is fundamental in AET’s financial forecasting and annual budgeting process and is an important role at a time of significant change for the Trust and there is plenty of scope for the successful candidate to play a pivotal role in shaping the future finance function.

Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) is a national network of over 60 primary, secondary and special academies.  Under new leadership, with an entirely new executive team and new Trust Board members, AET is now a radically different organisation.  School improvement, governance and finance have been overhauled as part of a trust-wide programme to reform and renew AET and, as such, this is an exciting time to join the organisation.

AET believes that each and every child is inspired to choose a remarkable life.  Our mission is to gather and motivate inspirational people committed to delivering an excellent education that launches children into remarkable lives.  

Our values are:

• Be unusually brave
• Discover what’s possible
• Push the limits
• Be big-hearted

We offer:

• Excellent career prospects across the network, with a culture of looking to promote from within
• Access to CPD to enable you to grow and develop in your role
• Where required an annual season ticket loan 
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Childcare vouchers
• Something we take very seriously is staff WELLBEING. That’s why we have partnered up with BHSF to provide support and employee benefits, such as a health cash plan scheme to support healthcare, discounted gym membership and a employee assistance programme
• A generous annual leave allowance
• The opportunity to use Google Suite, which allows you to do your best work, all in one suite

The position is required to commence as soon as possible.  Interviews will take place at the earliest opportunity after the closing date.

Closing date: Monday 19 November 2018

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s.  Find your remarkable with AET, apply today.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements.  Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetinet.org/academies-enterprise-trust/work-at-aet/graduates for further details.