Finance Manager (Management Accounts)

RM Recruit are working in collaboration with a Staffordshire based Multi Academy Trust to recruit a Finance Manager (Management Accounts) for their team. Our client a sizable trust that has seen consistent growth to reach a family of 20 + academies

The Finance Manager (Management Accounts) is a wide ranging role that holds responsibility for the overall management accounting process for central finance and the consolidation of management accounts from all of the academies within the trust. This is a key role to ensure that all spend is recorded reported against budgets, forecasts and strategic plans with a focus on improving accuracy, speed of delivery and standardising processes across a complex organisation.

Your remit will include, but not be limited to:

• Monthly management control and reporting for all costs associated with every school and corporate overhead in the Trust
• Full ownership of the provision of accurate monthly management accounts to set timetables whilst aiming to reduce the time taken each month to finalise their delivery
• Act as a key contact between Heads, Senior Staff and other Finance team members to ensure that the management accounts are supported by the financial accounts and deliver accurate reports on the financial performance of each individual academy in the trust
• Development and implementation of financial improvement plans for individual academies acting as the key point of liaison
• Development of trust-wide variance analysis and KPIs processes that are communicated and adhered to by finance and non-finance team members
• Responsibility for the delivery of budgets, forecasts and strategic plans whilst maintaining a high profile within finance and beyond
• Ensuring data integrity at all times between Sage and IMP
• Regular and consistent liaison with all schools within the trust and build upon existing relationships with all key non-finance stakeholders.
• Overseeing a team of 12 team members to include 1-2-1 management and career development

The successful candidate must be fully qualified (ACA/ACCA/ACMA) or due to achieve qualified status by the end of 2024. Unfortunately we are unable to consider those qualified by experience or who have lapsed in their studies. Academy Trust sector experience is desirable but not essential. Whatever your sector background you will be able to demonstrate proven management accounting experience with a focus on forward planning and best in class finance business partnering.

This role will operate on a hybrid working model.

RM Recruit is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and will treat all applicants equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, marital/civil partnership status, age, disability, race, religion, pregnancy, ethnic or national origin.