Interim Academy Accountant

RM Recruit are working exclusively with a respected Multi Academy Trust in the Staffordshire area to recruit a Finance Business Partner on a temporary 6-month basis. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with proven experience in the academy sector to support strategic and operational finance within a busy trust environment. Working closely with school leaders and senior stakeholders, you will act as a trusted advisor to your allocated schools, offering clear financial insights and helping shape effective budgeting and resource planning. Main duties include: Lead the annual budget-setting process for assigned academies, ensuring alignment with trust-wide goals Produce monthly management accounts and variance analysis for academy leadership teams Provide financial modelling and forecasting to support curriculum planning, staffing restructures and improvement plans Ensure compliance with ESFA regulations and the Academy Trust Handbook Work with central finance colleagues to strengthen systems, reporting and financial controls Support internal and external audit requirements As the ideal candidate, you will possess proven experience of financial business partnering in a school, trust, or public sector setting. You will be an excellent communicator who possesses analytical skills, with the ability to influence non-finance stakeholders together with strong Excel and finance systems knowledge. Academy or multi-academy trust experience is essential This is ..... full job details .....