Finance & Hr Manager

Job Title: Finance & HR Manager
Location: Worcester
Salary: £36,000 - £37,300, 26 days A/L, 19.7% employer pension, enhanced maternity/paternity cover etc
Type: Permanent and fully onsite (flexible working during school holidays)

Hours: 37.5 p/week with possibility of doing 4 days (30 hours)

Role Description

Reporting into the School Principal this role involves managing Finance department with some HR responsibility.

Financial Management:

• Be responsible for financial planning, including pay projections and other staff cost models, in consultation with the Head Teacher and Governors.
• Manage the annual budget and report on financial, budget and compliance matters.
• Maintain accurate financial systems and procedures in the Academy, monitoring both income and expenditure.
• Ensure the operation of financial systems and controls in accordance with the Academy's financial regulations, policies, procedures and timescales.
• Assume all financial year-end processes.
• Undertake full, timely and accurate payroll management. Administer the monthly payroll in co-ordination with the payroll provider, investigate any pay issues as they arise and enter payroll details onto the finance software.
• Maintain the Academy's asset register(s).
• Operate the Academy's finance system (Access) including (but not limited to): procurement, accounts receivable and accounts payable invoices, creditor payments, petty cash, VAT, cashflow, financial data maintenance, salary reconciliation, fixed assets, income, and banking.
• Work closely with external auditors to ensure internal systems of control are sound and appropriate.
• Manage Service Level Agreements and other contracts, subscriptions and licences

Personnel Management:

• Provide HR assistance and advice to the Head Teacher and Academy staff, in line with Academy policies and procedures, taking advice from specialist support where appropriate.
• Responsible for administration of all staff appointments (including DBS applications), leavers, contract changes and staff records, liaising with HR and payroll provider where necessary.
• Administer staff sickness records, including staff absence insurance claims.
• Ensure Pension information is sent Payroll provider and/or Teacher pensions when required and provide pension information as part of the annual accounts as required.

Qualifications and Skills

• 3+ years of Financial and HR management experience in a senior or middle management position. (Essential)
• Experience of working with or for a school or academy in a finance function. (Desirable)
• Managing budgets, financial systems and accounts. (Essential)
• AAT qualified (Essential)

Would consider applications from a Management Accountant, Financial Accountant, Senior Accountant, Assistance Finance Manager, Finance Manager, Finance & HR Manager, Head of Finance or similar.