Finance Manager

Rochester, Kent
Platinum Recruitment Consultancy

Role: Finance Manager
Location: Rochester
Salary / Rate of pay: From 45,000 – 51,000

Platinum Recruitment is working in partnership with a multi-academy school trust which are located in the Kent and the South East of London. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the team. You will be based between two academies in the Rochester area and working 1 day from home

Package

From 45,000 – 50,000, depending on experience

What’s involved?

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Finance Manager to join the trusts financeteam. This is a key leadership role within the Trust, providing financial expertise and support 2 schools within their large trust.

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide support to the central Trust Finance team.
• To ensure that monthly management accounts for the academies are produced and monitor
  performance against budget on at least a monthly basis, investigating variances and reporting them
  to the Principals and Management Accountant and taking or recommending action as appropriate.
• To ensure that purchases (including contracts) are made in accordance with the academies’
  requirements and Trust procedures, and in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation.
• Approve all salary payments (via the payroll bureau) on a monthly basis in conjunction with the
  Principals
• To approve all cheque and BACS payments, ensuring that items fall within budget and are properly
  coded and authorised.
• To prepare a financial appraisal for projects as required.
• To ensure that all purchases are made on the terms that are the most advantageous to the
  academies.
• Prepare, implement and reconcile all financial transactions relating to the academies’ income
  and expenditure, to ensure compliance with legal requirements and LAT financial regulations.
• Analyse expenditure, advise and report regularly to the Management Accountant
• Take an active role in seeking additional funding streams
• In collaboration with the management accountant prepare and provide reports for the Principals
  and Subject Leaders to assign budgets to departments for the forthcoming year, process, monitor
  and evaluate allocated budgets to avoid excess spending
• Complete year/end returns on behalf of the Chief Financial Officer ensuring all relevant
  documentation is completed within the set timescale
• Manage other funding streams, e.g.Pupil Premium funding, Music Grants etc
• Reconcile payroll with supply, overtime and travel expenses. Monitor payroll data as necessary to
  ensure accuracy of data.
• Maintain staff salaries, contract information and monthly pay adjustments
• Oversee and manage bank reconciliation procedure on a weekly basis
• Ensure management accounts are updated on a monthly basis to ensure inclusion of
  accruals, prepayments, deferrals
• Ensure reconciliation of main items of income and expenditure at a regular basis, as agreed
  with the management accountant (GAG, Pupil premium, salaries etc

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Job Number: FIN001 / INDCOM
Job Role: Finance Manager
Location: Rochester

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