Brief Overview of the Role

Assist the Company Accountant with the ongoing financial management of SIPS including the communication of complex financial information to colleagues across the organisation. Provision of accurate and timely financial information, advice and support to Service Managers and SIPS colleagues in all aspects of budget planning and monitoring.

Duties to Include

Budget Monitoring:

• Produce ‘first draft’ monitoring report for discussion with Company Accountant and Budget Manager
• Monitoring staff and non-staff budgets, advising Service Managers on any significant budget variances
• Prepare forecasts of likely financial position at the year-end
• Ensure reports are prepared in line with the appropriate Financial standards and reporting requirements as agreed with the Company Accountant
• Present regular financial information and reports to Service Managers in line with budget management
• Develop the knowledge of colleagues across SIPS in relation to financial management, planning and technical elements
• Determine, advise and influence Service Managers on appropriate cost centres for revenue and expenditure
• Support in establishing financial processes to be used by colleagues across the business
• Investigate identified variances as necessary and advise Budget Manager
• Identify trends
• Matching Income and Expenditure to appropriate Financial Year (accruals, prepayments etc).
• Produce a record/note from all meetings

Budgets and Financial Planning:

• Work with Budget Manager / Budget Holder / and support Company Accountant to produce draft and final budgets
• Financial Planning and Forecasting: Modelling of budget scenarios (changes in pricing strategy / new service offers / staffing structures etc).
• Provide support and advice to Service Managers with invoicing as required
• Undertake detailed, complex project work delegated from Company Accountant across multiple service areas
• Work with Company Accountant on year-end activities including audit process

Other:

• It is your responsibility to carry out your duties in line with SIPS policy on equality and be sensitive and caring to the needs of the disadvantaged, promoting a positive approach to a harmonious working environment. You should act as an exemplar on these issues and should identify and monitor training for yourself and any employees for whom you are responsible, in line with this policy and the Equalities Act 2010
• Such other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the post to assist SIPS in the fulfilment of its objectives commensurate with the post holder’s salary grade, abilities, and aptitudes
• The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the SIPS policy, organisation and arrangements for Health and Safety at Work

From time to time, you may be required to perform other duties as requested by your Line Manager, and whilst not listed above, these duties will be appropriate to the level of responsibility held and to the scope of the role as defined.

The training you will be getting

• Professional Accounting Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard

Desired skills and personal qualities

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• High level of accuracy

Qualifications

• GCSE English (Grade 5) essential
• GCSE Maths (Grade 5) essential
• Other (AAT) Level 3 (Grade Pass) essential

Essential Requirements

Successful applicants requires previous experience in an accounting role for 3 years minimum.

About the Company

Founded in 2012, we are an organisation with one over-riding focus: to improve outcomes for children and young people through the provision of high-quality school support and school improvement services. To do so, we have pulled together a large team of teaching practitioners, educational professionals and support staff who are fully committed to sharing their expertise and best practice experience. Combined, this represents a huge body of knowledge covering all schools, all ages and all disciplines, both in the classroom and in support areas such as IT and governance. In all our work, we strive to deliver quality and exceed expectations. In all our services, we aim for versatility and responsiveness. In all our relationships, we look to act responsibly and with integrity. In all our thinking, we aim for innovation and relevance. A mutual organisation, we are customer focused and future facing. We offer a quality, sustainable service for schools, their staff, and most of all ,for their pupils.

Employer

https://www.sips.co.uk/about-us/

Address

Guardian House, Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8GS