Finance Manager

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

3/19/2025

Your opportunity

We are looking for an experienced finance professional to join our team on a fixed term basis from January - 31st May 2025.

As a Finance Manager, You Will Work As Part Of The Finance Team, Led By The Finance Partner, To Deliver An Expert Service To Our Schools, Including

• managing the delivery of the monthly management reports
• overseeing transactional processing within the academies
• preparing and monitoring budgets
• liaising with school-based colleagues as required
  
  

We can offer hybrid working, or you can choose to be fully based at our regional office at Pine Ridge and Lorraine School, Camberley. Regular visits to schools will be necessary. We are looking for someone to work 30-36 hours a week, 43 weeks of the year (term time plus 4 weeks - the successful candidate will need to work the first week of the Easter holidays).

What We Are Looking For

• AAT qualified and beyond or QBE with relevant experience
• Experience of producing financial accounts using financial systems
• Experience of working within the education or charity sector
• Experience of working within a Finance Department
• Experience of producing regular forecasts
  
  

Join the GLF Schools Community

GLF currently has 35 schools in the primary phase, and 8 secondary schools. Our schools span a wide area, including Oxfordshire, Wokingham, Surrey, Croydon and West Sussex.

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 children
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across Southern England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
  
  

Our Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish.

• Access to our highly competitive teaching pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Healthcare benefits
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model
  
  

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