Finance Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and proficient Finance Manager to join CE Academy. The Finance Manager is the academy’s main finance administrator and works in the CE Academy County office. The successful candidate will: Have a recognisable qualification in financial management (or equivalent experience). Confidently provide advice and guidance to school based finance (but non-accountant) colleagues to ensure accurate reporting and statutory compliance. Demonstrate strong financial management and analysis skills with the ability to interrogate data and seek clarification where required. Have experience in a similar environment i.e. working with remote teams and ideally having a comprehensive understanding of the education sector. Be able to demonstrate strong IT skills including Google forms & docs as well as Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. and a mastery of bespoke software relating to the job role. Have to meet the person specification and will be required to apply for a DBS disclosure.