Senior Finance Manager

Goodman Masson are partnered with a well renowned Education charity to recruit for 2 Senior Finance Managers.

Reporting into the Finance Director, you will lead a small team, overseeing monthly financial processes, ensuring compliance, accuracy and timeliness. You will lead on financial planning as well as Business Partnering with senior stakeholders across the organisation to ensure effective strategic decision making.

Please note, these roles are identical, however they support the organisation across different regions. One is North London based and the other supports the West London region.

Day to day responsibilities include

• Work closely with senior stakeholders and operational leads to ensure financial information is updated
• Take ownership of financial accounting procedures
• Ensure timely production and issue of financial reports and returns
• Prepare/review management accounts and related analysis, month end journals and bank reconciliation's
• Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts, highlighting areas of concern to senior management
• Prepare and review annual budgets and re-forecasting
• Line manage and develop a small team
• Identify and peruse income generating activities
• Take the lead and drive regional projects

Essentials:

• Qualified/part-qualified Accountant or Qualified by experience
• Experience running effective financial systems
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex financial information and present to various stakeholders
• Experience providing financial analysis to support decision making
• Experience managing, mentoring or training teams

Desirable:

• Experience working within a school/academies environment

Salary range is £55,000 - £65,000 (Depending on Experience) + Excellent Benefits including 11% employer pension contributions.

Hybrid working with 3 days on site in either the West or North London region.

Please note, applications are being reviewed as and when they are received with interviews being set up on a rolling basis, therefore please apply ASAP to ensure your details are considered.