Finance Service Manager, SIPS Education Ltd

SIPS Education, the region’s leading and award winning schools owned co-operative is seeking an ambitious, personable, insightful and commercially focussed Finance Service Manager, to develop and lead the internal finance function.

A highly influential, technical and analytical role spanning the entire organisation, this position supports the Strategic Director for Finance/Company Secretary, the Senior Leadership Team and CEO in delivering our organisational vision of being the number one schools services organisation in the region, through delivering better, faster and cheaper services to our customers, members and colleagues.

As well as developing our financial and accounting systems, processes and internal/statutory accounting, you’ll be charged with leading a team of finance business partners to provide first-class internal support, insight and advice across the organisation, and will be accountable for the strategic development and regulatory control of our burgeoning customer-facing schools finance team.

In return for your investment, we’re offering a substantial career development opportunity where the only limit is your imagination, whilst providing outstanding benefits including a defined benefits pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and access to a variety of salary sacrifice schemes. 

SIPS Education Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A standard DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) clearance is required for this role.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Application forms are available below and should be returned to SIPS Education Ltd, 2nd Floor, Guardian House, Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 8GS or emailed to hr@sips.co.uk

SIPS Education Limited is a Disability Confident Committed employer and encourages applications from disabled people. If you inform us that you are disabled and meet the minimum criteria for the job you will be offered an interview

SIPS Education is an Armed Forces-friendly employer who supports the employment of veterans and members of the Reserve Forces

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail. 

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox incase any correspondence has been delivered there.
 

Hours:   37 hours per week

Grade:  Grade 9 £49,304 - £55,734 p.a.

Location: SIPS Education Ltd, 2nd Floor, Guardian House, Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich,

                 B70 8GS  

Closing Date:  15 October 2021 at 08.00am

Shortlisting Date: 15 October 2021

Interview Date:   20 October 2021