Interim Head of Operational and Capital Finance

The Head of Operational Finance will oversee the finance teams for accounts payable, receivable and expenses. The postholder will manage the Capital finances and oversee all reporting on capital for the Trust and College. Client Details Interim Head of Operational and Capital Finance required on a 12-month fixed term contract basis for a leading multi academy trust within the Surrey/South London area Description The post holder will report directly to the Director of Finance and will be responsible for managing the transactional teams, developing and maintaining a high-quality service alongside designing efficient systems and processes to report, ensuring accuracy of financial information and internal controls. This role offers scope to make a massive impact for the organisations in terms of modernising and developing efficient but fit-for purpose processes. The postholder will be expected to ensure all bank and ledgers regularly under their remit are reconciled and support the audit of these areas for Internal and External audit purposes alongside the Head of Financial Accounting. Strong leadership skills, an ability to drive a change programme as well as a robust knowledge of policy, good planning and strong influencing skills will be of critical importance in driving forward the departmental objectives. Beyond ensuring the smooth-running operational effectiveness and service delivery, the role requires the post-holder to be intuitive, resilient, financially astute, ..... full job details .....