Finance Manager Administration - Full-time

Brompton Academy (UKAT), Gillingham

• Ref:MED887-6906-10S
• Posted:19/09/2017
• Pay:£27,210 - £31,076
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:02/10/2017 at 10:00
• Interviews:w/c 9 October 2017

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The University of Kent Academies Trust is seeking to appoint a motivated and committed individual to the role of Finance Manager.

This is a new role, which will work across the newly formed University of Kent Academies Trust. You will manage the operational finance function of Trust ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of a professional service. This will include operational financial management, statutory reporting, and supporting the administration of payroll and pensions.

The successful candidate will

• have a good general education to include as a minimum 5+ A*-C grades at GCSE (or equivalent) including English language and Maths;
• ideally have an accountancy qualification (AAT or part qualified CCAB);
• have high level of competence in using ICT;
• have proven and successful experience of financial accounting and regulations;
• demonstrate the ability to analyse and interpret data;
• demonstrate good organisation and communication skills
• be innovative, creative and self-motivated
• demonstrate a professional ability to think and work creatively and flexibly whilst working with close attention to detail;

The successful applicant will be coming to a multi-academy trust wide supportive learning environment, characterised by open management, and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic (and down to earth) leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people.

The newly formed multi-academy trust currently has two schools, Brompton Academy which is an extremely popular oversubscribed school with a current Ofsted rating of Good (March 2017) and Chatham Grammar School for Girls, also with an Ofsted rating of Good, which offers its students a wide variety of educational opportunities with a commitment to ensuring that its students achieve good educational outcomes, develop healthy minds and aspire to be happy confident young women ready to embark on a variety of aspirational careers.

If you would like to discuss the role or have any queries, please contact our HR Manager Robert Palmer on 01634 852341 or email recruitment@bromptonacademy.org.uk.

For more details about the Trust, please visit our website – www.bromptonacademy.org.uk.

Information about the school

The University of Kent Academies Trust, which we call UKAT is a multi-academy trust with a supportive learning environment, characterised by open management, and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic and forward-thinking leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people. We would encourage applicants to visit the UKAT website to view the many employee benefits on offer https://www.universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk/careers-with-ukat

Brompton Academy is an extremely popular oversubscribed academy with a 400+ Adult learner education programme. We have fantastic new buildings, with outstanding facilities, and Apple technologies for all, enabling us to enhance and support cutting edge learning strategies required for continuous improvement. Brompton Academy would encourage applicants to visit for further information http://www.bromptonacademy.org.uk/

Job Contact Information

• Name:Recruitment
• Address:Marlborough Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5HT
• Telephone: 01634852341
• Email: hr@universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description & Person Sepcification
• Application Form