Finance Business Partner - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Flying High Partnership Trust

Flying High Partnership Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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The Flying High Partnership are looking to appoint an Finance Business Partner to join our Central Team.

You will form part of an established central finance team to deliver an effective and high-quality service to our schools.

Our central team consists of multiple disciplines, including Education, HR, Operations and Finance.

You would be joining an exceptional and supportive team of professionals, who are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and our mission to make every day count for every child.

The Flying High Partnership consists of two distinct parts: Flying High Trust and Flying High Futures. Flying High Trust is a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) of 31 primary schools across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Nottingham City. Our Flying High family work hard to deliver the best possible opportunities to our children.

Through this partnership we are proud of our achievements and are recognised as one of the highest performing MATs in the country.

Flying High Futures provides professional learning internally for staff across the Trust, and externally through Department for Education national programmes.

This is a broad and hands-on role, providing excellent opportunities to learn and grow a skillset across the finance function, wider operational and educational landscape of the Trust.

The role will require someone with strong budgeting and organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and a resilient and flexible approach to their work.

It will involve working closely with the central finance team, the wider central team and budget holders, individual academy leaders, and other relevant external bodies.

Your core duties will include:

Work alongside the Headteacher and leadership team to enable strategic development in line with the vision for the school
Work in partnership with Headteachers, leadership teams and school office teams to inform and influence decision making to ensure that schools achieve financial balance without compromising on delivering the best possible outcomes for our children
Plan and manage the delivery of support to your allocated schools, including month end accounting requirements, preparing and producing monthly monitoring reports for key budget holders using the agreed budget to actively monitor, control and evaluate performance
Enable those responsible for financial management in your schools to operate their finances with excellence and efficiency
Ensure that the school financial operations are being managed in accordance with Trust financial procedures and the requirements of the ESFA

We are looking for someone who:

Has the right skills and experience to become a trusted business partner to our school leaders, adding value, enabling both decision making and the strategic development of each school.
Can handle month end procedures across your allocated schools and deliver effective and timely budget monitoring.
Has excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
Can work effectively with and without direction.
Demonstrates enthusiasm, integrity, and professionalism.
Is a team player.
Has an eye for detail.

We can offer you:

Hybrid working from our central office, schools and home.
Commitment to our peoplefocused, positive working culture with everyone counts as reflected in our People Principles:
Courage and Pro-activity
Wellness
Recognising Achievement
Employee Voice and Engagement
Professional Development and Growth
Inclusivity and Collaboration.
The opportunity for quality continuous professional learning and career growth.
Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme, including access to specialist support and services.
Local Government Pension Scheme one of the best available.
A generous annual leave allowance, starting at 27 days per year (plus additional discretionary leave) and increasing with continuous service.
A generous travel allowance.
A sense of belonging as part of our central team, and the Flying High family.

For further information about Flying High Partnership, visit our website or have a look at our Recruitment Information Booklet where you can hear from our CEO, Staff, and Children from across the Partnership.