Internal Auditor - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - Dean Close Foundation

Dean Close Foundation

Verified Company

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

3 days ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Role_

Zerohours contract, flexible hours. It is expected that the monthly control checklist will take up to 20 hours per month.

This role reports directly to the CFOO on the voracity of monthly data being processed by the Finance Teams and carries out ad hoc projects.

Duties_

Within a few days of each month end, a check is performed to monitor that Balance Sheet totals for all entities (Schools, DCNL and DCSL) have been reconciled to monthly schedules which should have been completed by various members of the accounting team.

The results of this check are recorded on a monthly control sheet and the internal auditor together with the Finance Controller meet with the Chief Finance and Operations Officer to discuss the results and any subsequent action which may be necessary.

Balance sheet codes are routinely checked for rogue entries or entries that should have been moved on to other codes.

From time to time there will be additional special projects.

Support the Finance Managers with end of year Audit process.

Person Specification _
Enquiring mind. The ability to deep dive and problemsolve issues.
Tenacity. To keep investigating until you dully understood a problematic issue.
Change management experience.
Good knowledge of independent schools.
Be loyal, honest, trustworthy and reliable.
Enthusiastic, highly motivated and wellorganised
Confident, proactive with a helpful and flexible approach
Able to demonstrate initiative and creativity.
Ability to work well in a team and alone, with minimum supervision, maintaining a professional and enthusiastic approach.
Ability to communicate effectively with all colleagues.
Strong desire to improve knowledge.

For further details please see the attached job description below.

Internal applicants

Dean Close School is a co-educational day and boarding school which provides continuity of education from age 2 to 18.

The School was established in 1886, and is set in 50 acres of parkland in the centre of Cheltenham.

In 2015 the Dean Close Foundation was formed, when the School acquired St John's on-the-Hill Preparatory School and three nurseries in the Chepstow area.

In 2017 the Foundation purchased a further two nurseries, Tree Tops in Cheltenham and Gloucester, taking its total to five.

Dean Close is renowned for focusing on individual development.

Small classes, excellent learning facilities plus a 550-seater professional theatre, amphitheatre, 2 floodlit astro-turfs, 25m indoor pool, climbing wall, indoor rifle range, dance studio and fully equipped gymnasium all help to nurture each child's strengths and talents.

With around 300 pupils in the Prep School and 500 in the Senior School, Dean Close is small enough to allow everyone to know one another and to feel valued.

It also allows everyone to get fully involved in the life of the School.

However, it is large enough to have an extremely strong boarding community, vibrant and exciting creative arts, impressive academic results and great sports achievements across all ages.

Visitors to Dean Close regularly comment on the atmosphere, saying how warm and friendly they find it, and we believe that this positive environment can be attributed directly to the Christian heart and principles of the School.