People Dancing

Purpose of the role:

To provide strategic financial planning support, senior level financial management and effective financial control systems for the School and manage all day-to-day financial administration including grant administration, payroll and pensions as well as fulfilling statutory reporting and accounting functions.

Principal duties:

• Work with the Executive Director to provide strategic input into medium and long term financial planning including forecasting
• Work with the Executive Director and budget holders to set and monitor annual budgets; Provide expertise and support for designated budget holders as required
• Act as budget holder for designated areas as directed
• Forecast, monitor and manage cash-flow
• Monitor and review financial control systems to ensure they remain fit for purpose
• Complete financial reporting each month and publish full Management Accounts to the Board every quarter
• Attend and report to Board and Finance Sub-committee meetings as required
• Manage and instruct other members of staff in all matters relating to the administration and recording of day-to-day income and expenditure
• Manage relationship with company auditors each year and complete the audit pack and statutory accounts.
• Manage the payroll including collecting payroll adjustments in a timely and accurate manner; submission of payroll information to agency
• Administer the School's pension scheme
• Oversee the efficient operation of sales and purchases
• Reconcile all bank accounts, credit card and petty cash at month end
• Manage the administration of the Dance and Drama Awards as per the contract with the Education Funding Agency and any other statutory funding
• Lead on the collation and dissemination of financial data for internal and/or external presentation as requested and/or directed.
• Ensure compliance with relevant financial legislation including preparing financial information for reports to statutory bodies including Companies House and the Charity Commission.