The Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust (Diocese of Salford) is dedicated to providing great Catholic Education to our pupils. We are seeking to expand our central team in line with the growth of the CAT and appoint a management accountant to support our finance business partnering team schools and welcome applications from all faiths.
We are seeking a forward thinking, highly organised and personable finance professional, who can support our CFO and our Head of Financial Reporting and Planning and work with the wider finance team, to ensure that the CAT’s finance systems are robust and that there is a consistent approach to financial reporting, financial planning and analysis and compliance.
The post-holder will support the finance business partnering team with preparation of monthly management accounts and management information reports. They will also support with the annual budgeting and planning process, including integrated curriculum financial planning metrics.
The management accountant will have responsibility for the following.
- Completion of key processes to support production of monthly management accounts for primary and secondary schools
- Supporting with budget preparation, ICFP metrics and reports for school leaders and Local Governing Bodies
- Supporting business partnering team with information, including attendance at some meetings
- Supporting business partners with budgets and onboarding for new schools as part of the CAT growth strategy
- Assisting the Head of Financial Planning & Reporting with development of systems and processes, including month end processes and the annual budgeting cycle
- Working with the wider finance team to develop and embed ICFP (integrated curriculum financial planning)
- Supporting with project finance as required