Head Of Financial Reporting

Head of Financial Reporting, Endeavour Learning Trust

Location: Endeavour Learning Trust Central Office

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

Salary: £48,474 – £52,572 per annum (April 2024 pay award pending)

Grade: 11 SCP 40-44

Endeavour Learning Trust are looking to appoint a dynamic and methodical individual to join our central team in the new role ‘Head of Financial Reporting’.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Central Finance Team with a focus on Financial Accounting and Reporting for the Trust. In this role you will report to the Chief Financial Officer and be responsible for our Financial Accounts team.

We are a small but steadily growing, well-established, highly respected and thriving Trust in the North West, currently spanning South Ribble, West Lancashire and North Sefton.

In our family of schools at this point in our growth, we have four secondary schools and two primary schools formally in the Trust, a further partner secondary school, a wider School Alliance partnership and a significant extended services/ community provision. 

Our family ethos is tangible. We are proud to work as a team, actively pursuing the best for everyone. We want our work to be enjoyable whilst making a truly positive difference to our children and young people, and the communities we serve. In meeting this aim, we strive to ensure our values are central to the way we work. 

We are staunch in our commitment to working in a way which protects the wellbeing of our staff and we regularly review workload and working practices to make sure we can do our jobs and still enjoy our life outside of work.

As our Head of Financial Reporting, you will:

Be responsible for all Financial Accounting and Reporting for the Trust, in line with current financial regulations for Academy Trusts.
Ensure consistency of process at month end and year end to produce accurate Trust monthly and annual accounts.
Manage and support the team of finance assistants responsible for banking, purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit cards and accounting system admin.
 

The successful applicant will be a positive, dynamic and highly motivated individual with personal drive. You will be a self-starter, who can work with minimal supervision; proactive, with the ability to see what needs to be done and to prioritise work accordingly. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and communicate effectively with all members of our Trust community.

Why choose us?

At ELT we have a focus on staff wellbeing, providing 24/7 access to employee wellbeing support services
Access to Local Government Pension Scheme – 18% employer contribution.
Access to company car lease scheme
Join a growing Multi Academy Trust (MAT) with a commitment to professional development
Free on-site parking
50% off Endeavour Children’s Holiday Camps
Brand new office space located in Buckshaw Village
Competitive salary with nationally negotiated pay award pending.
 

ROLE DETAILS

This position is full time and permanent – 37 hours per week.

This role will be based in our brand new office space in Buckshaw Village but some opportunity to work from home.

Occasional travel between locations will be a requirement of this role. Mileage will be reimbursed as appropriate

To find out more and register your interest for the role, please visit www.joinendeavour.co.uk

If you have any questions or queries about the role, please do not hesitate to get in touch by contacting Liz Hayden at Satis Education on 07706 333 575 or Liz@satiseducation.co.uk  

·        Applications must be submitted by: 9am on Tuesday 7th May 2024

·        Interviews are to be held: week commencing 13th May 2024

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.