Financial Controller

Are you a Finance expert interested in an in-house role? 

Would you enjoy running a finance team for a successful Multi-Academy Trust?

Would you like to have trust and autonomy to carry out all aspect of finance?

If you have answered yes to these questions, The Shared Learning Trust would love to hear from you!

The Shared Learning Trust are seeking to appoint a Financial Controller to join our welcoming team! We are looking to recruit a dependable and organised individual to support our trust and academies in all aspects of financial management. This is a highly varied and diverse role where no two days are the same, you will have the chance to continue to grow and gain experience within a highly successful trust and dedicated Finance team. The rewards are a strong market salary with an opportunity to develop a career in a successful trust where your only career limitation is your ambition. For the right person, I promise you it’s going to be a great job.

Key Duties:

• Drive the central finance team Action Plan to ensure delivery
• Support the COO in the management of the finance team ensuring skills and experience are commensurate with service to be delivered, and represents value for money.
• Lead the preparation and reporting of the monthly management accounts for each academy and the trust to the Executive Leadership Team, individual academies, Local Governing Bodies, and the Trust’s Finance Committee. Where areas of concern are identified, these are reported upwards effectively. Attendance at the Finance Committee is required
• Work with the Executive Leadership Team and academy budget holders, build annual budgets and ensure their reporting and approval is in line with the Academies Financial Handbook.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a real love of finance
• Have experience of working in a fast pace environment
• Ideally have experience of working in Education
• Have excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads which continually change
• Understand the role of a Financial Controller and will be able to work to tight deadlines delivering results when required
• Have the ability to use a common-sense approach to problem solving
• Be keen to join a fast growing trust with a family friendly ethos
• Be keen to contribute to a results orientated fun environment
• Have a great attitude and positive outlook
• Have a good general standard of education
• Computer literate
• Be able to communicate at all levels

Job Specifics:

• Start Date: As soon as possible
• Salary: M5 - £43,757 - £47,479
• Job Role: 37.5hrs, 5 days per week, 52 weeks per year

Closing Date: Monday 11th June at 12pm     Interviews: w/c 18th June 2018

Please read the information in this pack. If you are interested in this job opportunity, please do apply online today - we look forward to hearing from you!

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ian Joyce, Chief Operating Officer or email academyrecruitment@thesharedlearningtrust.org.uk

If you decide to apply you should include a letter with your application form on no more than two sides of A4, giving your reasons for applying for the post, addressing information you have read in the pack and particularly the person specification, and outline any relevant experience and personal qualities you would bring to the Trust.  Please do not send a general letter; we really are looking for someone who is prepared to respond to us as an individual Trust. You can be sure we will take time and care in reading your letter; we appreciate how much energy goes into it.

‘We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’. The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.