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Financial Controller

Job Posted: 4 days ago

Salary: £ 500,000 - 500,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bristol City Centre, Bristol

Expire in: 24 days

Job Description

Cabot Learning Federation

Financial Controller
 Salary £55,700 - £61,500 pa plus excellent benefits
 Hybrid working / Bristol
 
 About Us
 Cabot Learning Federation is a large and diverse multi-academy trust in the South West of England that runs and supports more than 36 schools, including primary, secondary, specialist, and post-16 education settings. It serves around 18,000 students and employs over 3,000 staff.
 CLF is committed to excellence and making a positive impact and our people bring unique perspectives, all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We're proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
 
 The Role
 CLF are seeking to recruit an experienced and visionary Financial Controller who will provide leadership capacity to the finance team as well as technical expertise.
 You will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and transactions of the finance department and will lead on delivering statutory financial information
 The FC will support the Finance Director to deliver the vision for finance across the Trust and ensure the output from the finance department will be accurate, timely, current and to a high standard. This role will develop and embed a culture of continuous improvement within the team and ensure the service provided to our academies and other provisions is of the highest quality requiring the establishment of key relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
 The scope of their role and responsibilities has Trust wide impact and the post holder will need to develop an in-depth knowledge of the Federation's activities and goals. 
 
 About You
 To succeed in this role you will:

Be a qualified accountant or QBE with substantial financial and management accounting experience.
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience of leading and engaging with finance and other corporate functions to develop a mature and rounded service.
Have an excellent understanding of financial and management accounting processes, financial reporting and audit planning as well as being adept at managing both your own and your team's priorities.
Working with the Leadership team particularly the Estates and Facilities team, Operations, IT team and HR team, you will be a strong leader able to communicate well with your peers and teams members and have resilience to adapt quickly to changing priorities and demands from internal and external stakeholders.
Knowledge of Public Sector accounting, SORP, Charity law and VATIn return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:

Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Generous annual leave.
A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
 For more information on this opportunity including a job description and person spec please contact Nicola Shaw our retained consultant on (phone number removed) or to apply send a CV and support statement to (url removed)
 Closing date 1st Sept ; Interview date 11th Sept

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