Summary: The role of Interim Trust Finance Manager involves providing leadership and stability within the central finance function of a multi-academy trust in West Yorkshire. 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 manager will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and capital accounting while leading a finance team. The position requires immediate availability and offers hybrid working arrangements with some travel to school sites.
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): £32 per hour
City: Batley
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
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. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
