We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Lewisham to assist with the appointment of a Schools Accountant/School Business Manager, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £176.68 - £227.69 per Day

Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will be expected to support a range of schools based on the individual support the school has purchased
• Transactional support payments, month end reconciliation, VAT submittal
  
• Strategic support analysis of budgets and spend, including reporting to Governing Body and or headteachers
  
• Supporting the school to develop Deficit recovery plans
• Implementing of new finance systems -training

Qualifications:

• Sound knowledge of Schools Funding
• Expertise in at least one of the following systems ACCESS, RM, Sims/FMS
• Strong IT skills so ability to collate data into information

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires a basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. 

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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