Havering Schools Jobs
Trust Head of Finance and Procurement
- Employer: Empower Learning Academy Trust
- Reference: ELAT/20/138013
Empower Learning Academy Trust
TRUST HEAD OF FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT
Salary: Grade 9 Point 40 - 44. Annual Salary £45,834 - £49,827
Hours: 36 hours per week/52 weeks per year
Required January 2021
Empower Learning Academy Trust was formed in September 2016 and currently consists of four academies in the London Borough of Havering: Hall Mead School; The Brittons Academy; Bower Park Academy and Hacton Primary School. Our mission is:
‘To inspire our family of schools to provide opportunities for our pupils, staff and leaders to be the best they can be; to create a passion for lifelong learning; to enable our pupils to become confident and impactful world citizens’.
Empower Learning Academy Trust wishes to appoint a dynamic Head of Finance and Procurement to lead the finance team who form part of the Trust’s Central Services Team, based at our Bower Park Academy but with visits to all sites expected. You will responsible for the provision of Financial and Procurement services across the Trust as well as providing support to Academy Head Teachers, working closely with The Trust Senior Leadership team. You will support the delivery of monthly reporting, budget building, quarterly forecasting and budget and resource monitoring.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of producing and managing large, complex budgets,
- Experience of managing a successful team
- Experience of producing annual returns and monthly management accounts (oversight).
- Ability to meet challenging deadlines, show initiative and manage time effectively.
- Ability to draw up contract specifications, procure services and manage contract fulfilment.
- Ability to prioritise, plan and organise with meticulous attention to detail.
Non pay benefits of working for the Trust include:
- Trust wide Employee Assistance Programme with 24 hour telephone access to a doctor, counselling services and a legal helpline for you and your family.
- Cycle to work scheme
Deadline for applications:
Please forward your completed application to Mrs D Grix, HR Business Partner, @ grixd@elatschools.co.uk by 4 p.m. on 4th December 2020. Interviews will take place shortly after.
For further information, please contact Mrs Grix on 01708 730244.
Empower Learning Academy Trust, an Equal Opportunities Employer, is committed to safer recruitment so all applicants must be prepared to undergo screening to confirm their suitability to work with children.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
Please forward your completed application to Mrs D Grix, HR Business Partner, @ grixd@elatschools.co.uk by 4 p.m. on 4th December 2020.