Regional Business Manager

We are seeking to appoint a full time Regional Business Manager to work across Parkwood and Pathways E-Act Academies.  The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership of the business and financial operation of the Academies to meet financial performance targets and ensure long term financial stability.  As part of this role you will be expected to prepare reports, analysis and forecasts against budgets, co-ordinating all financial processes to meet monthly and annual audit requirements whilst ensuring all financial policies are adhered to.  You will also lead on payroll and staffing analysis ensuring cost efficient strategies across the region.   You will also lead on procurement, asset management, contracts and developing income generating opportunities whilst overseeing all operational workstreams across the region, providing management and support to the Regional Operations Director.  Parkwood Academy  is a diverse and vibrant community.  We are passionate about the whole child; fostering learning in its broadest sense.  We are based in the North of Sheffield, easily accessible from the M1/A1 motorway network.  For more information about Parkwood please visit www.parkwoodacademy.org.uk  Pathways Academy is a larger than average primary school based in the North of Sheffield, easily accessible from the M1/A1 motorway network.  With an age range of 3-11, Pathways places children and their wellbeing at the heart of its work. For more information about Pathways please visit www.e-actpathwaysacademy.org.uk  Parkwood and Pathways Academies are sponsored by E-ACT, a trust whose mission is to break the link between poverty and underachievement, E-ACT works in socially disadvantaged areas to accelerate student attainment and contribute to transforming life chances for its students, staff and community.    For more information, please contact jenny.holmshaw@e-act.org.uk  Visits to the Academy are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting:- Steve Panting – steve.panting@e-act.org.uk  The closing date for this post is 10.00am Friday 3rd March 2017  E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. E-ACT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and diversity