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Financial Controller

HOORAY Recruitment
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 7DS

Salary

£58,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Hooray is seeking a Financial Controller for a leading independent school located in the Cotswold countryside, offering a full-time permanent position.
  • The role requires a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) and proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
  • Candidates with experience in the education sector are preferred, but it is not essential.
  • The position offers an annual salary of up to £58,000, depending on experience, along with benefits such as 25 days of annual leave, an electric car leasing scheme, and access to onsite facilities.
  • Interested applicants should submit their CVs for consideration, as Hooray commits to a fair and inclusive recruitment process.

Would you like to work for a leading independent school within the idyllic cotswold countryside? Are you passionate about ensuring financial stability? Do you have experience within the education sector or similar environment?

If the answer is yes to all of the above, then Hooray may have the role for you!

Hooray are delighted to be supporting a longstanding leading provider of education to assist in the recruitment for a Financial Controller to join their team on a full-time permanent basis!

Benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Electric car leasing scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free meals during term time
  • Use of onsite sporting facilities including swimming pool
  • Heavily subsidised onsite coffee shop
  • Continued professional development

As a Financial Controller, you will:

  • Lead & develop the finance team alongside the Finance Director
  • Provide financial insights to ensure long-term financial stability
  • Take the lead on the budgeting process, building relationships with heads of departments
  • Prepare cashflow forecasts
  • Accurately record all financial transactions
  • Oversee annual audits, liaising with auditors where necessary

To be successful as a Financial Controller, you will:

  • Hold a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA)
  • Have proven experience in budgeting, forecasting and reporting
  • Be analytical in your approach
  • Independent school experience would be advantageous, however, not essential

In return, my client is offering an annual salary of up to £58,000 depending on experience. Please note, this is a full-time permanent position.

If you are interested and have the relevant skills and experiences, please apply with an up to date copy of your CV and we promise to get back to you! As champions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, Hooray commit to reviewing every application we receive with complete fairness and equality. 

  • Hooray is acting as an agency on behalf of the client for this position.
  • Our purpose as a business is to pioneer ethical recruitment for a better working world.
  • Hooray is proud to be a corporate member of the REC, the recruitment industry's leading professional body.
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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.