Finance Officer - Dudley, United Kingdom - Thorns Collegiate Academy

Description

HOURS:
37 hours per week, full time




REPORTS TO:
Trust Finance Officer

• Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is an established Multi-Academy Trust of primary and secondary academies across the West Midlands. _
• Our reputation is built on our core values of innovation, collaboration and inspiring individuals within our care. _
• We want every single person that comes through the doors of one of our academies to leave having grown as an individual, in terms of their skill set and their respect for others._

We believe that every person who passes through our doors deserves the very best that we can offer.

Everyone who works with and for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust does so because they believe in children and want their futures to be happy and successful.

Post Summary

To be a valued member of the finance team by ensuring Thorns Collegiate Academy are compliant with current financial regulations and guidance, by providing financial management support to include purchase and sales ledger oversight, cash and bank management, assistance with the preparation of all required reports & returns, payroll monitoring, monitoring of funding and preparing information to enable the accounts team to prepare the statutory accounts and provision of information for internal and external auditors.

Key elements of the role:

Budget Management, Cash & Bank, Preparation of Reports & Returns, Closure of accounts and Funding & Monitoring


Responsibilities:

• To be the first point of contact for queries with budget and monitoring for the Principal and other budget holders within the Academy
• To be responsible for the bank reconciliation and cash book
• To be responsible for the maintenance of the financial systems to include purchase and sale ledger, the entering of income, petty cash, cash imprests, credit cards, coding of all transactions and any monthly and year end accounting adjustments
• To be responsible for the completion of the contract and lease file and the pecuniary interest and gift and hospitality register for the academy
• To be responsible for the completion of the month end accounts to include the completion of a month end template and reconciliation of the trip's ledger
• To be responsible for monthly payroll monitoring and checking, including the and submittal of staff claim forms and expenses
• To be responsible for the submittal of all relevant information to the central finance team about capital transactions
• To provide daily management support to the finance assistant
• To assist with the preparation of information for the annual budget and annual year end audit
• To assist with the completion of information for any other relevant returns including IR35

Such other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the post or to assist the Academy in the fulfilment of its objectives commensurate with the post holder's salary grade, abilities, and aptitudes.

The Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Closing Date:
Tuesday 21st February 2023
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