Finance Manager FTC
Ref: SCH-TATLP-0606 9 day(s) remainingAdditional Information
Contract Type: Fixed Term (31/07/2025) Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 37.00 Weeks per Year: 52.143 Pay Grade: Birmingham Schools Pay Scale | B23 - B31The Role
The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) is a highly respected Multi-Academy Trust committed to providing exceptional educational opportunities. We are currently seeking an interim Finance Manager to join our team, ensuring the financial operations of designated schools are effective and compliant with Trust policies and statutory requirements.
The successful candidate will manage financial monitoring, budgeting, and forecasting to ensure compliance with the ATLP Finance Policy and the Academy Trust Handbook. This is an interim role to cover a period of sickness, initially until July 2025.
Key Responsibilities:
Prepare monthly management accounts and budget/forecast monitoring reports.
Lead month and year-end financial procedures, including purchase order reconciliation, prepayments, and accruals.
Facilitate monthly meetings with Headteachers, HR, and relevant stakeholders on budget management and forecasting.
Develop annual budgets and forecasts.
What we are looking for
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification, GCSE Maths and English (grades 9-4/A*-C).
Experience delivering financial reports within a Multi-Academy Trust environment.
Proficiency in accruals, prepayments, and financial reporting.
Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.
Experience with financial systems (e.g., Sage 200, Sage Intacct).
To share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools
To be committed to keeping our students safe
The passion and commitment to work in a fast paced, challenging yet always rewarding role
What you will get in return
We invest in your development through training, mentoring and progression opportunities.
A competitive salary
An Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits package
Competitive pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)
Professional Development & Wellbeing Days
What you need to do now
To apply for this role please complete an application form. To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact Caroline Edwards, Deputy Chief Finance Officer, via email caroline.edwards@atlp.org.uk
Please note we do not accept CV’s; applications will only be considered if received on an ATLP application form.
Qualifications
| Qualification Title | Grade | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent |
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Safeguarding Information
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.
We will carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 226 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.
Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation ATLP safeguarding and child protection policy 2024/2025
The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
Kittoe Road
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B74 4RZ
Caroline Edwards
caroline.edwards@atlp.org.uk