Trust Finance Officer - Newham, United Kingdom - Newham Community Learning

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Newham Community Learning

Newham
- £40,000 - £47,000 per year

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• Salary:

- £40,000 - £47,000 per year

• Job type:
• Full Time, Permanent
• Start date:
• As soon as possible
• 29 December 2023

Job overview:

The Trust Finance Officer is tasked with supporting the CFO by leading financial operations across the Trust with a specific focus on both compliance with the Academy Trust Handbook and the income of the Trust


Key functions include:

• Supporting the CFO in the execution of their duties and deputising as and when required including contributing to/attending Trust Finance and Resources Committee meetings if required.
• Ensuring financial regulatory and compliance, as specified in the Trust Finance Policy (and associated policies), the Academy Trust Handbook, Company Law and by the Charities Commission is adhered to at all times by all employees in the Trust.
• Financial leadership/support on all finance matters to both the wider finance team based at our schools and to school leaders.
• Helping shape improvements to the finance systems and supporting the Trust's development of the finance function.
• Coordinating and managing key strategic finance projects when required.

You will have:

• Several years' experience working in an office environment at senior level
• Be able to manage strategic financial plans
• Be able to demonstrate successful management of change projects
• Experience in the management of budgets and financial reporting
• Detailed high level experience of PS Financials
• Excellent numeracy skills

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Newham Community Learning:

- _ Newham Community Learning_
- _ Deanery Road, London_
- _ E15 4LP_
- _ United Kingdom_
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Newham Community Learning exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. We are the only Trust to offer all-through provision from ages within a single family of schools in Newham.

Across our two primary and four secondary schools, all located in the west of the borough, we educate over 5,400 local children and young people, and employ a team of close to 700 members of staff, the vast majority of whom live locally.

The education we provide will be:

Inclusive - we will seek to meet the needs and aspirations of all young people, and to value and support all members of our community


Ambitious - we will be ambitious for our young people, encouraging and supporting them to excel


Caring - creating school environments where all members of the community treat each other with kindness and respect


Broad-ranging - students will have access to a broad and rich range of experiences at school which will prepare them to play an active role in adult life in tomorrow's Britain


This work is underpinned by our agreed set of shared principles:
We
support staff at all levels to continue developing and learning, including continuously refreshing their knowledge and skills.

We
manage our resources effectively and transparently for the benefit of our students

We listen and respond to the views of
our staff, students, families and our local community
We are
actively committed to diversity, inclusion and equity- no one is left out or left behind,

We place the highest priority on
safeguarding the young people in our care

We maintain and value the
distinct identity of each school within the Trust

We work
collaboratively with a wide range of partners, including the local authority, unions and other stakeholders, to achieve the best possible outcomes for our wider community

We are a
responsible employer, supporting our staff and recognising that the commitment of our staff is fundamental to the success of our schools

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