Financial Controller
Department: Central Trust Team
Salary Range: £56,316 to £62,202 (Full Time equivalent)
Hours: Full/Part Time (minimum 30 hours per week) and 52 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Hybrid/Marlow Office, Buckinghamshire
The Trust
The Marlow Education Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust committed to excellence in education, ensuring the highest possible quality of education for all children in our community. The Trust was founded to support education in schools in the local community in and around Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
The Marlow Education Trust currently includes three schools: Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Beechview Academy and Great Marlow School.
The Role
This is a newly created role which is being introduced to support the centralisation and future growth of the Marlow Education Trust . This hands-on role will be responsible for preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring all transactions and month-end processes are carried out, preparation of balance sheet, capital projects and fixed assets reconciliations , line management as required, as well as oversight of accounts payable, accounts receivable and VAT returns. You will be involved in cash flow forecasting, treasury/banking processes, budgeting/forecasting process, monthly reporting, variance analysis and more. You will support the CFO, and work closely with all schools’ leadership teams and Headteachers.
The successful candidate will have previous financial experience ideally in a school environment and a recognised accounting qualification,, and will be flexible and able to demonstrate an ability to adapt to a changing environment. You will be professional in your approach to all aspects of the role, extremely well organised, a team player and competent with accounting and procurement software, MsOffice and Google Suites.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
If you have any queries or if you would like
to discuss your situation with us first, please contact HR at hr@marlowet.org
The Marlow Education Trust is fully committed to the DfE guidance on Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education and all candidates for the post will therefore be subject to vetting procedures following Buckinghamshire Council’s guidance and the Trust’s Safer Recruitment Policy.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
The post is subject to an enhanced DBS including the children's barred list check and qualifications check.
As part of the Marlow Education Trust's Safer Recruitment due diligence checks, online searches may be conducted for shortlisted candidates.
We recognise the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to ensure that our staffing at all levels and in all roles is diverse and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community.
Early applications are welcomed, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the stated closing date
Mohammed Afzaal
01628 483752
hr@marlowet.org
