Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Derbyshire County Council
- Location
- Cotgrave, United Kingdom
- Salary
- GBP 17.27 - 19.59 per hour
- Posted
- 19 Oct 2020
- Closes
- 23 Oct 2020
- Ref
- JOB/20/02746
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you an outstanding finance professional who is looking for a role where you can see that what you do makes a real difference? Do you want to make every day count and have an impact on the lives of over 6500 children?
If so, then we want to hear from you!
At the Flying High Partnership, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and we want you to share in our mission to make every day count for the children within our schools. Each of our individual roles has an impact on the future of our children and so, we put them at the heart of the decisions we make and the services we provide. Our aim as a Finance team is to ensure that we provide high quality, efficient and effective financial systems and procedures to ensure that every penny we receive and every financial decision we make is focused on providing the very best education for all our children.
Working as part of the central team and alongside the Director of Business & Finance, you lead on ensuring that the accounting practices in place across the Trust are exceptional and provide a robust and accurate basis to support our financial decision making - ensuring that our children get the very best outcomes. The role will play a key part in delivering high quality financial services across the Trust as well as supporting routine finance processes, reporting and statutory returns. This opportunity is ideal for someone who wants a broad and hands-on accountancy role within a growing organisation.
We can offer you:
We are looking for someone who:
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Application forms to be returned to recruitment@flyinghightrust.co.uk
Please do not apply using the Derbyshire County Council website.
Shortlisting to be completed by: 27 October 2020
Provisional Interview Date: Thursday 5 November 2020
For further information about the Flying High Partnership, including how to apply and application packs please visit https://www.flyinghighpartnership.co.uk/flying-high-trust/trust-vacancies
If you want an informal chat about the role, or wish to discuss anything in more detail please contact Zoe Maxey, Director of Business & Finance at zmaxey@flyinghightrust.co.uk or on 0115 989 191
https://www.flyinghighpartnership.co.uk/flying-high-trust/trust-vacancies/financial-controller/
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.
If so, then we want to hear from you!
At the Flying High Partnership, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and we want you to share in our mission to make every day count for the children within our schools. Each of our individual roles has an impact on the future of our children and so, we put them at the heart of the decisions we make and the services we provide. Our aim as a Finance team is to ensure that we provide high quality, efficient and effective financial systems and procedures to ensure that every penny we receive and every financial decision we make is focused on providing the very best education for all our children.
Working as part of the central team and alongside the Director of Business & Finance, you lead on ensuring that the accounting practices in place across the Trust are exceptional and provide a robust and accurate basis to support our financial decision making - ensuring that our children get the very best outcomes. The role will play a key part in delivering high quality financial services across the Trust as well as supporting routine finance processes, reporting and statutory returns. This opportunity is ideal for someone who wants a broad and hands-on accountancy role within a growing organisation.
We can offer you:
- A fantastic working environment, in a team that works together for the benefit of children in our schools
- Support, guidance and CPD to support you to develop within this role, to be the best you can be, and to help you develop for your next career step
- An opportunity to be part of a supportive, developmental partnership
- The opportunity for quality CPD
- A varied job where no day is the same!
- An organisation committed to supporting and enabling the wellbeing of all staff
We are looking for someone who:
- Wants to use their finance skills in an organisation that makes a real difference
- Is a highly motivated finance professional with a full or part accountancy qualification
- Has experience of working within a high compliance finance and accounting environment
- Is a highly effective communicator and able to convey financial information to non-finance colleagues
- Is proactive and able to maintain motivation to deliver their role
- Is a team player
- Can work effectively without direction
- Has an eye for detail
- Is willing to roll up their sleeves up and get stuck into the wider Partnership activities
- Demonstrates resilience
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Application forms to be returned to recruitment@flyinghightrust.co.uk
Please do not apply using the Derbyshire County Council website.
Shortlisting to be completed by: 27 October 2020
Provisional Interview Date: Thursday 5 November 2020
For further information about the Flying High Partnership, including how to apply and application packs please visit https://www.flyinghighpartnership.co.uk/flying-high-trust/trust-vacancies
If you want an informal chat about the role, or wish to discuss anything in more detail please contact Zoe Maxey, Director of Business & Finance at zmaxey@flyinghightrust.co.uk or on 0115 989 191
https://www.flyinghighpartnership.co.uk/flying-high-trust/trust-vacancies/financial-controller/
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.