Job Description

Finance Manager responsibilities:

• Updating the CEO and other members of the School on the effectiveness of the School's accounting practices
• To develop a comprehensive, coherent and accurate account of the School's financial performance to a range of audiences including Trustees/Governors, partners and external bodies when required
• Producing monthly management accounts
• Producing monthly end of year projections
• Producing monthly departmental reports and present to Budget Holders
• Preparing cash flow statements
• Producing annual 3 year and annual budget in line with the School's Strategic Development Plan
• Reviewing and improving the systems surrounding all aspects of the School's budgets, forecasts and business planning
• Reporting the value for money that the School obtains
• Ensuring all appropriate financial policy framework is in place to the guide the financial decision making
• Leading, in close cooperation with Auditors, the year-end audit process and other requirements from the Auditors for the completion of the Financial Statements
• Maintaining contact with bankers, investment managers, pension advisers and auditors
• Keeping abreast of financial developments across the charity and special education sectors
• Maintaining and developing costing models for the School
• Researching, analysing and concluding information
• Carrying out financial administration duties

The successful candidate will have strong previous experience within a similar role as well as holding a recognised professional accounting qualification.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities