"Finance Manager" Jobs
Exeter College - Finance Manager maternity leave
£40,000 - £45,000 plus 31 days holiday, bank holidays and Christmas close down
5 days a week in the office
Exeter College is an award-winning, world class College. We are Devon's only Ofsted Outstanding further education College and are proud to be a city centre College. As well as offering fantastic on-site facilities and opportunities, our position in the city centre allows students to make the most of what is on offer in a bustling and vibrant place
We are recruiting a Finance Manager for a maternity leave for 12 months.
As a Finance Manager, you will play a crucial role in supporting our organization's financial management. Your responsibilities will include preparing financial reports, analysing data, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. You'll collaborate with various teams to provide accurate financial information for decision-making.
Key Role Objectives
- Efficiently record financial information.
- Provide proactive and supportive services.
- Deliver high-quality reports for decision-making.
- Maintain robust controls for the College group and partners.
Main Duties
- Preparation of Management and Statutory Accounts:
- Prepare monthly management accounts.
- Report findings to the College Accountant.
- Forecasting, Budgeting, and Reporting:
- Assist in preparing budgets and forecasts.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting.
- Capital Projects and Payroll:
- Contribute to capital projects.
- Assist with payroll-related tasks.
- Financial Regulations and Procedures:
- Promote adherence to financial regulations.
Please get in touch for a full JD and more information about this exciting role.
Fantastic, friendly finance team and lovely City Centre offices / campus
Senior Finance Manager | £55,000 - £64,600 | Permanent | Fully Remote / Home Based
For the UK's largest not-for-profit social enterprise in the employment and social mobility sector, we are recruiting a Senior Finance Manager. This role will provide high quality financial information and analysis to senior managers and external stakeholders supporting decision-making. This is a highly commercial role, which is key in ensuring service quality is maximised, and financial performance targets are achieved. The Senior Finance Manager will lead a team of 4 and will suit someone happy to work fully remotely whilst developing excellent relationships across a large, multi-location organisation.
Main Duties:
- Budgeting and Cost Control - Lead divisional budget setting and forecasting process
- Coordinate monthly key variance summary in financial performance and KPIs for senior management
- Interpret and present complex financial information to non-finance managers, supporting decision-making and improvements to budget and forecast performance
- Financial Reporting - Maintain robust financial controls across the division and coordinate the audit process with the financial reporting team. Preparation of year end accounts, liaising with auditors
- Lead the team to produce external financial returns to funders, dealing with queries
- Financial Analysis - Support business planning process, and short- and medium-term financial targets
- Lead the production of the multi-year financial forecast with the FP&A team
- Lead in planning and managing the year-end accounts closedown process
- Lead and develop workflows to ensure month-end processes are robust
- Work with Project Accounting team to provide finance support in costing, pricing, and tendering of new business opportunities
- Lead and motivate a team of Finance Managers and Management Accountants
Person Specification:
- CCAB Qualified
- Substantial experience of working at senior level in financial management across a complex organisation
- Experience leading and motivating a team
- Experience leading strategic work streams supporting annual accounting cycle and longer-term financial planning requirements
- Experience of financial planning, costing, and option / investment appraisals
- Experience of budgeting, planning, reporting, and supporting budget holders
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Are you a proactive Finance Officer wanting to work with a charity?
We are proud to be partnering with a great international organisation that aims to improve education. They deliver exceptional educational programmes to diverse students across the world to drive a better future. They are looking for a Part-time Finance Officer to support the implementation of an accounting system for 3 months on temporary basis, 2 days a week (15 hours a week) in their Central London office.
Working closely with the finance team, you will support the implementation of the Business Central accounting system, including testing, posting invoices, donations, and other day-to-day booking transactions. Once they go live, you will assist with a range of tasks, including posting and processing data, recording payments, general bookkeeping, invoicing, reconciliations, and backlogs.
This role requires financial acumen and experience of using Microsoft Dynamics Business Central. Knowledge and experience of jet reporting and Gift Aid are desirable. The successful candidate will be a responsible and collaborative team player with have a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. They will also have strong IT skills.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a call to brief you on the role. We are looking forward to connecting with you.
Harris Hill is recruiting for a Director of Finance for this well-established Not-for-Profit organisation based in London. (Hybrid)
- Reporting to: Chief Executive
- Management: Head of Finance & 2 staff
- Salary: to £75,000pa
- Position: Full Time, 5 days a week
- Hybrid Working: A minimum of 2 days a week is required at their offices in London.
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) is required.
JOB SUMMARY
- To be responsible for all aspects of finance, governance, legal and secretarial activities for the organisations.
- To provide full support to Finance, Audit & Risk Committee.
- To lead on the implementation of a finance and accounting system that delivers automation.
- Work with the senior management team in the support and delivery of the organisation’s strategic objectives.
Main responsibilities
- Lead on the implementation of a finance and accounting system that delivers automation to ensure that efficient and effective financial processes are in place for day-to-day financial operations including general ledgers, invoicing sponsors, receiving government grant funds, payments to suppliers and payroll, cash flow forecasts, foreign currency exposures and currency management
- Prepare budgets, financial forecasts, regular management accounts, analyses and insights for presentation to budget holders, the senior management team.
- Lead and develop the implementation of a finance strategy to support management of resources.
- Responsible for the preparation of the annual reports and financial statements of all group entities in accordance with UK accounting standards, Charity Commission and company law requirements.
- Build and support relationships with funding partners from philanthropic foundations to individual donors
- Provide financial strategic advice
- Build relationship with the Commission’s investment manager and monitor performance of the investment portfolio.
- Design and implement the risk management process, ensure that appropriate insurance policies are in place.
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An exciting position has arisen for a Director of Finance to work for a leading educational not-for-profit organisation. This role will oversee all Finance activities across the organisation, and support in the delivery of the organisation’s strategic objectives.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with the organisation’s mission and goals
- Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, management accounts, analyses and insights for presentation to budget holders and senior stakeholders
- Provide strategic financial guidance to senior management and the board
- Monitor financial performance, identify risks, and recommend corrective actions
- Maintain appropriate financial records and prepare annual reports and financial statements in accordance with UK accounting standards, Charity Commission and company law requirements
- Handle all aspects of the relationship with external auditors
- Lead on the implementation of a new finance and accounting system (Access Financial)
- Hold responsibility for all tax matters and compliance with HMRC requirements
Successful candidate profile:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- 5 years’ professional experience post qualification as an accountant
- Experience in the not-for-profit sector
- Experience in change management
- Knowledge of Access Financial and experience leading implementation
- Ability to maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
Agency Reference Number: J79278
Duration: Permanent
Location: Central London
Working pattern: Hybrid (2 days a week in the office)
Salary: £70,000-75,000 per annum
This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities Business.
Ivy Rock Partners is pleased to be working with an outstanding University to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner on a 9-12 month FTC. You will be joining an excellent team, reporting to the Head of Academic Finance as well as managing 3 team members.
This is a hybrid role, with 3 days in the office based in Stratford.
You will be responsible for the financial planning, financial reporting, and analysis together with the finance operations.
Role responsibilities:
- Provide overall leadership, support and guidance to the team
- Business Partnering with the Management Team to support good decision making
- Provide accurate, timely and comprehensive financial management information packs
- Lead the annual budget setting, quarterly forecasting, and monthly monitoring, control and reporting process
- Contribute to business planning by providing business intelligence and financial analysis to inform, guide and improve decision making
You will be:
- Fully CCAB qualified
- Experienced in Business Partnering at a senior level
- Experienced with providing leadership and managing a finance team
- Experienced with leading or managing change at a senior level
- An excellent communicator
Some of their benefits include:
- Up to 42 days off a year
- Competitive USS pension scheme
- Discount card (offers over 200 student discounts)
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- 3 days of paid volunteering leave
- Discounted private health insurance scheme
- Free staff development courses
For a confidential conversation about the role please contact Megan Hunter
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About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and versatile finance professional to play a leading strategic role in the continuing development of our North London schools.
The Regional Finance Director will provide the overall leadership and management for all aspects of finance to Ark Schools in the North London region. The role will be focussed on ensuring processes are embedded across all schools; supporting schools new to the network (or with new staff structures) with transition as well as leading, with regard to finance, on strategic projects within the schools.
Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
· Experience in the implementation of financial processes, planning and reporting
· Extensive experience in successfully managing and motivating a team
· A highly organised and proactive approach to work
Key Responsibilities:
- To be a member of the Ark Central Finance Team, ensuring that the network financial strategies and processes are being carried out at all North London schools, including those planning to join the network
- To be responsible for all aspects of finance at the academies and developing the in-school finance teams to provide a high-level service to their principals and operations leads
- To assist with finance requirements for transitioning new schools to the network, including systems set-up, staff training and implementation of policies & procedures
- To be responsible directly to the Schools Finance Director for the strategic financial management in all schools in the region
- To control, monitor and evaluate the academies’ finances, ensuring compliance with financial requirements and value for money
- To be responsible for salary forecasts, preparing annual plans of the regions’ priorities in consultation with the Principals and Regional Director, and the annual budgets for approval by Ark Central and review by the Local Governing Bodies
- To be responsible for managing financial inspections by internal and external audit and other bodies and ensure action is taken on any recommendations made
- To ensure that effective credit controls are in place in respect of income, i.e. catering, lettings, etc.
- To work with the HR Business Partner to oversee all matters relating to payroll, including Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs queries, National Insurance, benefits in lieu of pay (travel loans etc.), Give as You Earn scheme, and to ensure that appropriate controls are in place and robust checks are made in relation to the monthly payroll however noting that the administration or payroll and pensions is outsourced and led by HR.
Key Requirements:
· Professional accountancy qualification, including significant post-qualifying experience
· A record of Continuing Professional Development activities
· Experience and/or knowledge of schools or education finance & administration would be desirable, but not essential
· Knowledge and experience of financial management systems and processes
· Experience of strategic financial planning and supporting decision-making
· Experience of preparing and presenting financial reports and presentations for various stakeholders
· Ability to ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times
· Ability to interpret complex legislation regulations
· Ability to prioritise and manage conflicting demands
· Strong organisational, project management and planning skills
About Ark
We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 28,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.
You’ll be joining a group of like-minded, ambitious individuals who work collaboratively and are all committed to our core mission, that every child has the potential to succeed. Having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, we are shaping our goals for the next 20 and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service and full office closure between Christmas and New Year
- Hybrid working, however in school as necessary. There will be a requirement to travel to one of the other Ark regions, typically London once or twice a term
- A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments
- As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to. Depending on your role you may also be entitled to LGPS which is a defined benefit scheme where you contribute a percentage based on how much you earn (as do we) in exchange for a guaranteed amount in your pension pot every year
- Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform
- Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests
How to Apply:
We are proud to partner exclusively with Allen Lane on the appointment of this key post. To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link. For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Bryony Thomas via the agency website.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Experienced Finance Specialist needed: Delivering Reliable Reporting and Collaborative Support
Job details
Job title: Management and Financial Accountant
Contract type: Temp
Hours: 37.5
Work pattern: 2 days a week onsite
Pay: £20.51 per hour
We are collaborating with a leading training academy in London to recruit for a Management and Financial Accountant.
Your day-to-day duties will include.
- Deliver dependable, valuable, and timely financial information to the organisation, its business division, and external regulatory bodies.
- Manage regular reporting duties, including VAT filings and monthly management accounts.
- Collaborate with colleagues throughout the organisation and its business division, as well as external stakeholders.
- Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of financial systems to facilitate effective management of the organisation and its business division.
- Provide assistance to the Finance Manager of the business division on month-end processes and offer ad-hoc support to the Finance Director of the business division.
Your Skill Set, Attributes and Experience will include:
- Accounting Qualification
- Knowledge of computer-based accounting systems
- Strong financial accounting background
- Ability to work as a team and manage team
- Experience of producing company and charity accounts
- Audit preparation
- Managing computer accounts systems
- MS office and teams
- Investigation of financial issues and data analysis
If you are interested in applying for the position of Finance Officer through TPP Recruitment, then please do so by sending your CV to [email protected]
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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This new Legacies Manager role is an exciting opportunity to deliver Speech and Language UK's first proactive legacy programme, which is a key part of their new strategy.
For 1.9 million children in the UK, learning to talk and understand words feels like an impossible hurdle. Speech and Language UK helps children with communication disabilities and provides a unique combination of specialist therapy, teaching and care for children, information for families, and training for teachers and other professionals.
To deliver their new strategy, the charity have created several exciting new roles, all aimed at embedding a relationship fundraising approach to engaging and inspiring institutional, high net worth and long-term supporters.
As Legacies Manager, you will develop, manage and grow the organisation’s legacies portfolio, including securing legacy pledges and stewarding donors who have chosen to leave a legacy gift.
There is an option to work remotely (UK-based) or hybrid (2dpw in Islington office) for this 21 hours a week, part-time role – please discuss options and FTE implications with Joe.
As Legacies Manager, you will:
- Work alongside the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to develop and implement Legacies operational plans to maximize income in line with agreed targets
- Lead and manage relationships with legacy supporters to achieve and exceed income targets
- Provide insight and learning so that the charity can optimize its initiatives both in lifetime-giving and legacy fundraising
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with a portfolio of actual and potential legacy supporters
Ideal skills and experience:
- Proven track record in legacy giving
- Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining relationships with legacy supporters
- Strong understanding of relationship fundraising and legacy giving, including the latest trends and opportunities
- Passion to support Speech and Language UK’s mission and values
Benefits include:
- 28 days per year (including 3 Christmas closure days) plus all bank holidays. 2 additional days annual leave after 5 years’ continuous service
- Life Assurance – x4 annual salary
- Perkbox – Online and instore discounts ranging from retail to restaurants, cinema tickets and fitness.
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline, up to 4 structured counselling sessions, wellbeing resources and much much more!
- Free annual flu vaccinations
Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) are partnering with Robertson Bell in the recruitment of a Senior Financial Planning and Reporting Manager on a permanent basis. Ofqual is the independent qualifications regulator for England. We currently regulate 200+ awarding organisations, and approx. 11,600 certified qualifications. These include GCSEs, AS and A levels, and a broad range of vocational and technical qualifications. Regulating on behalf of students of all ages and apprentices is central to how we fulfil our statutory objectives.
The post holder will lead and manage the Financial Planning and Reporting team and will work closely with key internal colleagues, other governmental departments, and external bodies to ensure that Ofqual’s resources, financial or otherwise, are utilised efficiently. You will lead Ofqual’s financial planning in alignment with, and delivery of the medium-term business plan, tracking progress and taking pro-active steps to ensure corporate objectives are met. It will provide timely reporting and analysis enabling budget holders to manage their areas of responsibility and will be the expert in Ofqual’s business processes to advance programme, strategic and operational initiatives efficiently.
In this Senior Financial Planning and Reporting Manager role, you will:
- Produce, analyse and report on, within agreed timescales, monthly management accounts and the Finance Report incorporating the latest forecast position
- Manage and report on cash flow (by investigating variances and resolving areas of risk as far as possible)
- Monitor and ensure financial analysis and reporting is maintained and developed in all key Income, Pay and Non-pay areas (with a key focus on contribution and compliance)
- Lead and manage the budget and reforecast setting and monitoring processes and the generation of the medium and long-term financial plan within the planning cycle, ensuring that it delivers financial targets and incorporates all activities the organisation is, or is planning to be, involved in
- Work closely with all budget holders and staff with financial / procurement responsibility routinely (e.g. regular and ad hoc reviews) to ensure that spending is controlled and remains within the agreed budget at all times
- Collaborate with the Senior Financial Operations and Compliance Manager to manage all internal and external auditing activities across the organisation relating to financial controls, systems and processes and specifically ensure compliance with Financial Regulations
- Control, monitor and report on all project expenditure to key stakeholders against the relevant programme budget / allocation on a routine basis
The successful candidate will have:
- A full CCAB or equivalent qualification.
- A minimum of two years’ experience of budget setting, forecasting and financial reporting within an organisation of similar or greater complexity and size to that of Ofqual.
- Demonstrable experience of leading a finance team, with proven ability to lead by example, inspire, motivate and develop staff and manage performance.
- A successful track record of working with stakeholders to develop and maintain effective, open and productive working relationships.
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel proficiently including advanced skills (e.g. vlookup, sumif, countif, and creating and manipulating pivot tables).
Applications will be under continuous review before the closing date, so please submit your CV to our exclusive search agent Robertson Bell ASAP to avoid disappointment.
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My client is a global membership organisation, supporting its delegates throughout their careers and setting international standards in transparency. With plans for considerable growth over the next 5 years, they have a real ambition for the future.
Part of this change requires a review of existing back-office functions to ensure they are fit for purpose and growth. As such they are currently looking for an interim Finance Transformation Consultant to lead on a programme of improvement across their accounting function. Key deliverables being process efficiency and a greater input and influence in the wider business.
Key responsibilities:
- Supporting the Finance Director in setting up the finance transformation programme, including sequencing enablers, improvement initiatives and managing any high level dependencies.
- Produce, implement and regularly report on project progress against delivery plan.
- Review and document existing finance business processes, identifying inefficiencies and bottlenecks in existing finance processes and potential solutions for discussion and agreement.
- Lead initiatives to streamline and optimise problems identified, including reengineering processes, implementing quick win changes to existing systems.
- Assess finance technology and identify opportunities to leverage new systems to enhance finance operations and reporting.
- Define key performance indicators and metrics to measure the effectiveness of finance transformation initiatives.
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with a significant track record in delivering similar change programmes. A self starter, who can work with autonomy to get things done, you will have the right balance of detailed operational focus as well as be able to offer strategic insight.
This role has been assessed as outside of IR35 and can be offered on a fully remote basis.
Prospectus is excited to be partnering with The Sutton Trust in the search for a permanent Corporate Partnerships Manager.
The Sutton Trust is a charity committed to improving social mobility in the UK. Their mission is to level the playing field for young people from low-opportunity backgrounds so that they have a fair chance of accessing leading universities, apprenticeships, and jobs. With a three-pronged approach including programmes, research, and policy advocacy, the Sutton Trust supports 10,000 young people each year and work towards keeping social mobility high in the political agenda.
It's an exciting time to work in the Corporate Partnerships team at the Sutton Trust, with an existing portfolio of partnerships including big names in the finance and legal sectors, and big opportunities for growth – for the existing partnerships and especially in new business.
As the Corporate Partnerships Manager you’ll be working in a small but ambitious team of fundraising professionals, with lots of potential for future growth and development. Your focus will be developing a robust pipeline of corporate prospects, securing and managing existing mid to high level partnerships, and maximising the potential of our links to the corporate world.
You’ll work closely with the Head of Corporate Partnerships and Corporate Partnerships Officer to develop new business, secure impactful multifaceted relationships, and work collaboratively across the organisation to bring mutual benefit to corporate partners and the Sutton Trust.
To be successful as the Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will have proven experience of corporate partnerships fundraising and be able to evidence securing and managing high value partnerships of five to seven figures. Our ideal candidate will have a can-do attitude, be able to work collaboratively and under their own initiative, and have high-quality communication skills that can adapt to a variety of audiences. They will also need to have excellent presentation skills and ideally knowledge of the education sector and corporate world.
This role is a permanent position that will have hybrid working in the London offices and out visiting partners and prospects two days per week. The salary range for this role is £39,000-£45,000.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Corporate Partnerships Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Deputy Financial Controller | £75,000 - £85,000 + amazing benefits! | SE London | Hybrid
For a progressive, forward-thinking university in southeast London, we are recruiting a Deputy Financial Controller. This is a new role, reporting to the Financial Controller, which will lead a high-performing team of 4, and manage the statutory returns, external financial audits, financial reporting, and the balance sheet. The Deputy Financial Controller will produce high-quality financial, management, and regulatory reports, and insightful financial control analysis and information essential for strategic decision-making. This role will lead the ownership for the Oracle ERP platform and will deputise for the Financial Controller as needed.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead the timely and accurate production of year-end financial statements
- Own the relationship with the external auditors and be responsible for continuous audit process improvements
- Lead on taxation compliance, and lead on policy updates to Finance Regulations
- Lead on cashflow forecasting and treasury management
- Ensure effective financial controls are in place
- Lead on optimisation, and best practice of the Oracle ERP platform, championing system compliance across the Finance team and wider organisation
- Lead on continuous improvement initiatives
- Represent Finance on Committees, working and project groups
- Motivate, lead, and empower team members and role model / set expectations to lead a high performing team culture.
What you'll offer us:
- Qualified accountant with up-to-date financial accounting knowledge and experience
- Experience of working within Higher Education, the wider public sector, practice, or complex commercial organisations
- Experience in developing high-performing teams
- Oracle Cloud experience
- Substantial financial reporting experience within the public sector
- Experience coordinating a financial year end timetable and deliverables
- Experience providing financial information to auditors and coordinating the audit process
- Strong business partnering experience and track record of providing impactful analysis
What we'll offer you:
- A very attractive defined benefit pension scheme, 26 days annual leave + 3-4 closure days over Christmas
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Additional weeks at full pay for maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Study leave, Leadership Development programmes, Annual Season Ticket Loans and more!
- A highly visible role giving an opportunity to gain broad exposure across the University
- Contribution to the success of an institution with strong social values and outcomes
- The opportunity to be part of a growing team with emphasis on impact, positive atmosphere, and sustainable work-life balance
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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
Financial Controller
Financial Controller role leading the smooth running of the day-to-day operational finance function of a trust.
Bullet Points
· Local Government Pension scheme
· Onsite parking
· Generous holidays
An opportunity to lead the smooth running of the day-to-day operational finance function and oversee the financial planning and analysis process of a Trust.
What will you be doing?
As a Financial Controller you will lead and manage the finance team, ensuring high levels of customer service, accuracy, and reliability. You will lead on recruitment, induction, and appraisal of designated staff, providing effective communication, training, and mentoring to enable staff to carry out duties.
You will also deputise for the CFO as and when required and be responsible for overseeing the financial administration related to purchasing, payments, banking, sales and income processing financial transactions.You will also play a lead role in the year end audit and production of financial statements.
You will be responsible for reviewing and quality assuring the management accounts and budget forecasting function of the Trust, ensuring management accounts and budgets are produced in a reliable, timely and accurate manner as they form the basis of decision making. You will ensure consolidated returns are accurate and completed and submitted timely to external bodies including DfE Returns, TPS audit, VAT and other HMRC returns etc.
What's in it for you?
· Salary - c£48,000 - £51,000
· Free Parking
· Local Government Pension scheme
· 37 Hours working week.
· Flexible working
What you need to offer:
This is a Financial Controller role so we would expect candidates to possess a recognised CCAB accountancy qualification, but we are open as to whether this would be ACA / CIMA / ACCA or CIPFA and this will run alongside previous experience within a similar role.
In addition, we are looking for someone with experience of leading a team, who has also successfully implemented, reviewed and developed systems and processes that support a finance function.
You will need extensive experience working in financial management, demonstrable expertise in the completion of financial reports and ability to complete core transactional work alongside strategic level responsibilities. Most importantly as a Financial Controller you will have experience of consolidating accounts and managing financial risks.
Accounts Receivable Supervisor.
Permanent position
Hybrid working
£34,000 - £37,000 Salary
14% pension contribution
35 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday.
Morgan law are working exclusively with the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for the recruitment of an Accounts Receivable Supervisor.
Reporting into the Head of Finance and managing a credit controller, your responsibilities will include:
To be responsible for the accurate maintenance of the Student Billing module in the finance accounting system.
Manage and maintain an accurate debtor control record, adjusting student fee records to ensure that students have been correctly billed by raising invoices and credit notes accordingly.
* Ensure School fees are paid in line with agreed deadlines and liaise with students to resolve payment queries including setting up individual payments plans in a speedy, accurate and professional manner.
* Provide analysis of tuition fee income and provide information to management for monthly, quarterly, end of year financial reporting and periodic reconciliation purposes.
* Develop and manage communications plan for students regarding payment dates and methods of payment.
* Oversee the Sales Ledger, raising all invoices and credit notes for other income streams including Student Support Services, Short Courses, Research and other departments.
* Send accurate monthly statements to students/customers.
* Produce monthly sales ledger analysis including aged debtor report.
* To maintain accurate and appropriate credit control procedures in line with the school policy and proactively manage the collection of all outstanding debts.
* Advise Head of Finance regarding potential bad debt risk and adequacy of bad debt provision
The client will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so apply early so you do not miss out.