Farrer Barnes is working with a successful and innovative East London Multi Academy Trust which is hugely important within the community landscape and which has gone from strength to strength in recent years. Keen to foster the high levels of academic progress, Farrer Barnes is working closely to recruit a Finance Manager to develop the finance function and to contribute to further success, through developing fund raising initiatives and maximisation of revenue generation of the extensive facilities.  

As Finance Manager, you will be involved in several interesting projects across the trust and will support the Finance Director with all aspects of Finance.  The duties include Financial Planning, Management and Reporting, Accounting and Governance and Budgetary Control, Payroll and Procurement and Contract Management as well as providing the financial advice and support to the senior leadership team. 

A key element of the position will be to ensure that the Academy meets all of its financial obligations and deadlines, particularly statutory financial statements, audit and financial returns as required by the DfE and the EFA.  The position will support the FD within a key strategic role in the management of the Academy and will work closely with the COO and the Executive Team to ensure its long term financial viability as well as providing guidance to the Governing Body on financial governance, audits and charity accounting matters. 

The successful candidate will ideally hold a professional accountancy qualification (or be currently studying towards one) and would ideally have some experience of education and the public sector. 

For a confidential conversation providing more detail about this and other roles, please do not hesitate to call Jon Peach at Farrer Barnes on 01227 863 900

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