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 monitorperformance against budget on at least a monthly basis, investigating variances and reporting themto 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 thePrincipals
To approve all cheque and BACS payments, ensuring that items fall within budget and are properlycoded 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 theacademies.
Prepare, implement and reconcile all financial transactions relating to the academies' incomeand 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 Principalsand Subject Leaders to assign budgets to departments for the forthcoming year, process, monitorand evaluate allocated budgets to avoid excess spending
Complete year/end returns on behalf of the Chief Financial Officer ensuring all relevantdocumentation 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 toensure 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 ofaccruals, prepayments, deferrals
Ensure reconciliation of main items of income and expenditure at a regular basis, as agreedwith the management accountant (GAG, Pupil premium, salaries etc

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Job Number: FIN001 / INDCOMJob Role: Finance ManagerLocation: Rochester

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