• Have you led on setting a minimum £10M annual budget for a School/Academy or public sector organisation?

• Have you contributed to cost reduction or revenue increases for a School/Academy or public sector organisation?

• Do you possess proven strategic and leadership experience within a School/Academy or public sector organisation?

Then this could be a great opportunity for you! Volante Group are very proud to have partnered with a Multi Academy Trust which has a history of outstanding Ofsted inspections. This Academy Trust has two dynamic and successful 11-18 schools serving the East London community. Duties will include the following: -

• Lead the preparation and delivery of an annual draft budget plan for Academy Trust in collaboration with Principal and SBM for consideration by the CFO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT)

• Lead budget reviews at appropriate intervals in the financial year and report to CFO and ELT with recommended corrective actions and insights as appropriate.

• Review the month-end reporting process to ensure that reports are prepared on a reliable and consistent basis and assist in the preparation of the consolidated monthly management accounts to include cash flows and balance sheet.

• Monitor Schools expenditure and income, reporting on a monthly basis to the CFO and Executive Leadership Team with recommended action plan, as necessary

• Ensuring that costs incurred represent best value to the Trust

The client is looking for the following pre-requisites: -

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)

• Previous experience of working in a senior financial position level in a comparable or larger organisation, preferably in Education or the Charities sector

• Proven track record of preparing, monitoring and analysing budgets and Annual Accounts in a public sector environment.

• Proactively contributing to Finance policy formulation, implementation, evaluation and review

• Managing and motivating a high-performing team.

• Producing reports to support governance across the Trust

• Supporting and influencing Budget holders to manage delegated budgets in an appropriate manner in relation to Financial Regulations and Scheme of Delegation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain strategic and commercial experience and contribute to the continued expansion plans for this dynamic Multi Academy Trust. If you have similar previous experience and are looking for a great opportunity, then please contact me now!