Finance Manager
The Collegiate Trust
Croydon and Crawley
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- P30 £38,824 – P34 £43,008
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 5 April 2024
Job overview
The Collegiate Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, interpersonal and highly skilled individual to support the finance team in delivering the Trust’s Financial Strategy. This role is full-time, with occasional travel to other school and offers the flexibility of working from home, where possible.
What does the role involve?
The main aim of this role is to be responsible for a number of areas including preparation of management accounts, monthly pension returns and quarterly VAT returns. In addition, the postholder will provide support to the Director of Finance and Chief Finance Officer and assist to establish a culture of ‘best value’.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced finance professional to make a significant impact by strengthening the Trust’s finance team and consequently, enabling an exceptional education for all. The successful candidate will have the ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of accounting, financial planning and regulatory requirements.
Additionally, the job description and person specification shown in the application pack will give you a good indication of who we are looking for, including the skills and experience that would make for our ideal candidate.
The Collegiate Trust
The Collegiate Trust is a family of 8 schools, primary and secondary, located in the Croydon and Crawley areas, educating children and young people from 3-19 years of age with a clear vision to deliver exceptional education for all.
The Central Team is mainly based at the founding school of the Trust, Riddlesdown Collegiate: a large, outstanding (OFSTED, March 2023) secondary school in Croydon with a longstanding reputation for high standards and an exceptional education.
Benefits of Working with The Collegiate Trust
We care about our staff's health and wellbeing and offer a number of benefits that can be found on our website at Benefits of Working with TCT | The Collegiate Trust (tct-academies.org). We continually strive to improve our employee experience, ensuring staff wellbeing is at the forefront of our decision making. We offer generous holiday and salary opportunities, and are dedicated to ensuring professional development opportunities for all our staff.
How to Apply
For more information on what you will be doing, who we are looking for, the school and the Trust, please see download the Applicant Information Pack.
To apply, please use the application form on the TES website.
Attached documents
About The Collegiate Trust
The Collegiate Trust exists to improve education in Croydon, Crawley and the surrounding areas for children and young people up to the age of 18. We are building a partnership of academies for all ages which will work collaboratively to deliver Exceptional Education For All.
The work of The Collegiate Trust is informed by our core values:
Ambition Collaboration Achievement Enjoyment
An Exceptional Education
Such an education values and delivers wonderful academic learning and progress, but puts right alongside this the development of wider skills and qualities that come through a balanced focus on creative, cultural and active learning; it is driven by strong Local Governing Bodies in each academy, expert Principals and well developed and supported teams of teaching and other staff. The successful learners developed by our schools become confident individuals and responsible citizens in our modern British society.
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