Financial Controller/Head of Financial Reporting

A fantastic organisation in central London are looking to recruit a Head of Financial Reporting to become part of a dynamic and well run finance team, based in Central London.

The Head of Financial Reporting will report in to the Chief Financial Officer, managing a team which runs the central reporting function with links to the nationwide network of schools. This will be a role where you will need to build strong relationships with external stakeholders including the Managing Director, Operations Director, Principals and Finance & Resource Directors.

Specifics of the role include:

- Working with the Finance and Resources Directors at all the schools, developing effective relationships to ensure implementation of academy finance policies, systems and reporting
- Completing year end accounts for central body and its related charity and subsidiary trading companies
- Evaluating proposals for new projects to ensure a joint understanding of financial implications
- Reviewing and sign-offing Project Approvals, involving capital expenditure
- Ensuring that DfE returns and HMRC filings are accurate and on time

In order to be considered for the role you will need to be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA), with excellent technical knowledge, experience of managing teams and the ability to develop relationships. Experience or exposure to schools or academies would be beneficial.