Trust Finance Manager
Posted 4 days ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Batley, Yorkshire, UK
Summary: The Interim Finance Manager role in Batley involves providing leadership and stability within the central finance function of a multi-academy trust. This hands-on position supports the Chief Finance Officer and collaborates with school leaders to manage financial operations, produce management information, and ensure compliance during a transitional period. The role requires expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting within the education sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee day-to-day trust finance operations, including VAT, reconciliations and month-end
- Produce monthly management accounts, variance analysis and balance sheet reconciliations
- Lead or support budgeting and forecasting across multiple academies
- Manage capital accounting and grant funding reporting
- Liaise with auditors, payroll providers and external stakeholders
- Provide expert financial advice to school leaders and budget holders
- Line manage and support finance team members as required.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in academy trust, education, charity or public sector finance
- Strong knowledge of academy financial frameworks and statutory reporting
- Confident producing management accounts and leading budgeting processes
- Hands-on, organised and comfortable working at pace
- Available at short notice or within a limited timeframe
Salary (Rate): £47k Hourly Rate
City: Batley
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interim Finance Manager Batley/Hybrid working
We are supporting a multi-academy trust in West Yorkshire with the appointment of an experienced Interim Trust Finance Manager to provide leadership and stability within the central finance function. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role supporting the Chief Finance Officer and working closely with school leaders across primary and secondary settings. The interim manager will play a key role in managing trust-wide financial operations, producing high quality management information, and supporting budgeting, forecasting and compliance during a period of transition and growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day trust finance operations, including VAT, reconciliations and month-end
- Produce monthly management accounts, variance analysis and balance sheet reconciliations
- Lead or support budgeting and forecasting across multiple academies
- Manage capital accounting and grant funding reporting
- Liaise with auditors, payroll providers and external stakeholders
- Provide expert financial advice to school leaders and budget holders
- Line manage and support finance team members as required.
About You
- Proven experience in academy trust, education, charity or public sector finance
- Strong knowledge of academy financial frameworks and statutory reporting
- Confident producing management accounts and leading budgeting processes
- Hands-on, organised and comfortable working at pace
- Available at short notice or within a limited timeframe
Hybrid working is supported, with some travel to school sites required. If you are an experienced education finance professional seeking a meaningful interim assignment where you can make an immediate impact, this could be an excellent opportunity.