School Assistant Finance Manager

Outwood Grange Academies Trust seeks a professional, confident individual to join our Finance Team as an Assistant Finance Manager. Working across 2 or more academies in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire area. Role to be based at Outwood Academy Hasland Hall or Outwood Academy Kirkby (Driving to other academies will be required)

We are looking for someone who is highly organised, has an excellent aptitude for numbers, with exceptional attention to detail and be a confident communicator. The role requires working at pace and the ability to prioritise and work well under pressure. The successful candidate will have accounting experience and be part-qualified at either CIMA or ACCA. Training via an apprenticeship to L7 could be offered as part of the role dependent on the level of qualification already obtained. Supporting the Finance Manager and wider academies in all aspects of finance, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the team.

Experience required:

• Knowledge and experience of the financial regulations and accounting standards relevant to academy schools
• Knowledge and experience of preparing financial accounts and related information in accordance with all regulations and standards relevant to academy schools
• Experience of accounting for VAT
• Experience of working positively with non-finance stakeholders and partners
• Experience of working in a high performing organisation and applying a continuous improvement philosophy
• Experience of producing accurate financial reports within tight deadlines

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is on an exciting journey to offer the very best education we can. The role our support staff play is vital in this vision. Our support staff are a strong team who work together to provide the foundation of success and as such, are seen as incredibly important to our goal of putting students first.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust believes that all support staff within our Family of Schools are key in securing student success and ensuring professional development opportunities is part of our transformation model. Support to achieve CIMA L7 accreditation will be available to enable further career progression.

Part of the Outwood Family since 2021, we are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning. The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2021 and as part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust we offer our colleagues extensive CPD opportunities and are committed to the Outwood vision of putting students first, raising standards and transforming lives. We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice. All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.

If you share our vision, join our family.

What will we do for you?

• A competitive salary with pay progression
• A fantastic pension and additional benefits
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme
• Our Workload Charter with guaranteed CPD every week and much more (for teaching roles)

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