School Financial Advisor

We are currently working with an East Midlands based Local Authority who are recruiting for a School Financial Advisor to join the council on an interim basis and assist them by independently providing a comprehensive on site school based financial & administrative management service. 

School Financial Advisor 
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 12 Months Initially 
Rate: Negotiable (inside IR35 umbrella)
Hybrid Working Arrangement: Schools visits in the East Midlands
Enhanced DBS needed

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance, control & monitoring of computer finance accounts & other related records to ensure that these meet with the requirements of the Local 
• Management of Schools Scheme of Delegation and the appropriate financial regulations for several schools & colleges.
• Plan, prepare & evaluate annual school budgets in accordance with the school’s development plan, through the provision of income & expenditure projections, using current information, legislation and historic spend patterns
• To be able to project budgets for up to 5 years for longer term planning
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly detailed and complex financial reports & analysing data for the purpose of budget tracking for budget managers, headteachers/principals and for governors’ meetings
• To attend meetings as requested to advise governing bodies with accurate information.
  Ability to work with and support a number of different school-based staff and to be an integrated member of the School Financial Advisor Team

Requirements:

• Finance Qualification Equivalent to NVQ Level 4
• Demonstrable Bookkeeping/Accounting experience 
• Experience of working in a school office, preferably using the SIMS accounting package 
• Experience of working with spreadsheets IT Literate (able to utilise products in MS 365)
• Evidence of a good standard of Numeracy & Literacy 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills at all levels 
• The ability to manage own time effectively 
• A good standard of computer skills using word and excel or similar

If this is of any interest and you are available for work please apply with a copy of your most up to date CV or send it over to dpalmer@venngroup.com