Vacancies

FINANCE MANAGER(s)

37 hours per week (or part time 30 hours/week)

Term Time Only

VTG9, SP26-33 £23,398 - £29,323 per annum (subject to experience) plus Health Cash Plan and Benefit package (see website for full details of our employee benefit package).

Requirement to travel between Trust schools.

A vacancy has arisen for a Finance Manager to work at our Trust Central Offices with a committed team of professionals.  

Venturers Trust is a new Multi Academy Trust based in Bristol formed through the merger of CGS Trust and Merchants’ Academy Trust in September 2017. Comprising Primary, Secondary, all-age schools and a Special school the Trust has 3,200 pupils and 750 staff. The Trust is sponsored by the Society of Merchant Venturers and the University of Bristol.  Both sponsors seek to ensure that all our young people receive a truly inspiring education. Their support, challenge and expertise are greatly valued.

You will be joining a highly innovative, inspirational and ambitious organisation, so we are seeking an outstanding Team member who can help us realise the highest possible quality of services to support our educational vision, to enable the organisation to achieve the best possible outcomes for students.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will be more than comfortable with taking the accounts through to trial balance and be able to liaise with the company's external accountants to provide any further detail that they may need to complete the statutory accounts. Responsibilities will include but not are not limited to:
- Processing of financial transactions
- Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns
- Provide accurate, robust financial information
- Monthly management accounts preparation eg fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, other reconciliations
- Liaising with external financial stakeholders, bank manager, accountants
- Help maintain and adhere to financial controls and policies.

This role would be best suited to a part qualified Finance Manager, and some CPD support may be available for the right candidate.

In return you will join a wonderful team and have every opportunity to further your professional development and career with an excellent benefit package including; Wellbeing Health Cash Plan, Higher Degree Support Funding, Childcare Vouchers, Retail Discounts, ICT Loans, Professional Induction Incentive plus others.

Completed applications should be forwarded to recruitment@venturerstrust.org by the closing date, which is 9.00am on 4^th September 2018.

Interviews:  10^th September 2018

Due to the expected volume of applications it may not be possible to acknowledge or respond to all applicants. The Trust reserves the right to interview earlier for the right candidate.

Venturers Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all staff.