Ivy Rock Partners
Interim Finance Business Partner
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At Ivy Rock Partners, we are working with a forward-thinking Academy Trust to recruit an experienced Interim Finance Business Partner.
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with education sector experience to support the Trust through a key budgeting and financial planning cycle while providing commercial insight to senior leaders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budgeting and reforecasting process across a portfolio of academies.
- Work closely with Headteachers and senior leaders to review budgets, challenge assumptions and identify financial risks and opportunities.
- Produce accurate monthly management accounts and provide insightful commentary on financial performance.
- Analyse variances against budget and forecast, providing clear recommendations and action plans.
- Support schools in understanding staffing models, curriculum-led financial planning and funding implications.
- Develop medium-term financial forecasts to support strategic decision making.
- Partner with operational leaders to improve financial performance and deliver value for money.
- Support year-end processes and provide financial information as required.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting, budgeting processes and financial controls.
- Build strong relationships across the Trust.
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About You
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA)
- Previous Finance Business Partner experience within an Academy Trust is essential
- Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling skills.
- Experience analysing complex budgets and providing meaningful financial insight to non-finance stakeholders.
- Confident challenging assumptions and influencing senior leaders.
- Excellent Excel skills and experience using finance systems common within the education sector.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly and pragmatically.
- Able to work independently and quickly establish credibility in an interim environment.
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