Head of Finance Business Partnering

1. Deputise for the Assistant Director of Finance when required.

2. Responsible for taking appropriate intervention for any schools that show high risk.

3. Lead a team of academy Senior Finance Business Partners, reviewing management accounts for all schools on a monthly basis.

4. To line manage staff and to include all duties required to induct, recruit, continuously develop, support and manage them effectively.

5. Actively collaborate with the wider Finance Teams to improve ways of working and efficiency.

6. To establish challenge and review bench-marking tools to compare academies with others in the trust and also within the wider academy sector.

7. Lead on continuous improvement on Debtors reporting.

8. Ensure completion consolidated budget for the academic year to include I&E, balance sheet, cashflow statements, commentary and dashboards for presentation to Risk and Review meetings.

9. Review balance sheet reconciliations and bring any concerns to the attention of the Assistant Director of Finance.

10. To make visits to the academies and other sites as needed to ensure the smooth running of the team and functions.

11. To co-ordinate budget panel requests to be submitted to ELST and advise the Director of Finance prior to the meeting. To update academies of outcomes.

12. To assist in treasury management, working with the finance business partners to identify level of short-terms funds available to place on deposit across all hub bank accounts.

13. To manage and oversee the Agency Flash report and investigate and resolve with the finance business partners and schools any variances.

14. To assist Finance Accounting in ensuring the Financial Regulations manual is updated regularly, is being adhered to and any financial risks identified and reported effectively to the Assistant Director of Finance.

15. In the absence of the finance business partner, to meet with LGB Finance Portfolio holders termly to share financial health position and to attend LGB meetings to present finance papers.

16. To run appropriate training sessions to finance teams and Office Managers across the Family as appropriate.

17. Ensure the reconciliation of key accounts on a monthly basis and update any discrepancies.

18. Ensure HR database provides accurate financial information to support budget management through monthly reconciliations.

19. For each academy or unit, manage academy's risks and support as agreed with Assistant Director of Finance or Executive Senior Leadership Team.

20. To deliver guidance and training on specific finance matters to managers and staff in the academies/College, as required to include participation and delivery at Schools Business Manager forums.