Corporate Finance Manager

Our benefits We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do. We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:

• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
• Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
• Subsidised town centre car parking scheme

About the role Looking to combine your financial expertise with a meaningful cause? Join our dedicated team as a Corporate Finance Manager and play a crucial role in ensuring the financial health of our children's services Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver the best possible opportunities for the children in Northamptonshire. Our responsibility is to deliver children’s social care and targeted early help services on behalf of North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire Councils. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Corporate Finance Manager to join our dynamic finance team. We are seeking a forward-thinking CAAB or CIMA Qualified accountant to lead on the corporate finance processes for the Trust. You will be working as a senior member of the finance team reporting to the Head of Finance and will manage a team of finance professionals. We would also consider hybrid working for this role. What will you be doing?

• Ensure the corporate functions of the team are completed on time and to a high standard
• Evaluate and advise on financial implications
• Development of processes and procedures
• Management of VAT and cash flow for the Trust
• Manage, motivate and develop staff within the Corporate finance team

About you You will be a CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant with ongoing professional development and experience of working in local government. You will have proven experience of managing a team and motivating and developing staff, ensuring all objectives are achieved. The ability to communicate effectively with professional and technical finance staff, operational managers and external organisations is essential. You will have update knowledge of financial and accounting polices and be experienced with closure of accounts, budget set and budget monitoring processes. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Children’s Trust with a comprehensive package of support and training for the successful candidates, so if you think you have the right skills and experience and are interested in joining our Finance team we would love to hear from you. When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education