Trust Business Manager

Trust Business Manager Enhance Academy Trust Permanent - NJC SCP .00 to 47,665.00 All year round, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Closing Date- 1st November 2026 Interview- 5th November 2026

Location:

Unit 7, The Office Campus, Paragon Business Park, Red Hall Ct, WakefieldWF1 2UY
Overall Purpose of the Post To support the strategic development of the Trust by working closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leaders in a group of schools to enable effective decision making and achievement of the school’s aims:
• To provide high quality strategic financial planning to ensure that the academy makes best possible use of resources and is able to provide the best outcomes for pupils.
• To maintain and monitor the efficient management of a group of school’s budget with Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning, along with maintaining an overview of administration management, HR, personnel, premises, and Health and Safety matters.
• To ensure financial reporting is effective and compliant with ESFA’s Academies Handbook and Trust Policies.
• To be responsible for maximising income generation by letting the premises to external users and supporting the development of grant applications to support the school.

Duties and Activities The postholder will manage a group of schools up to a maximum of seven working alongside other Central Team staff in the following areas:

Financial Management
• Responsible for monitoring all accounting procedures, identify areas of risk and to resolve any problems, including:
The ordering, processing and payment of all goods and services provided to the school The operation of all accounts, ensuring a full reconciliation is undertaken at least once a month Maintaining an assets and risk register
• Responsible for the administration of the payment of all invoices for expenditure and income collection in accordance with payment timescales and the Trust’s procedures.
• Work with Senior Leaders to develop a strategic plan for the staff and resources using Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts to monitor and maintain the budget and forecast figures for the school’s allocated using the Trust’s budgeting software.
• Responsible for a three-year financial plan for the academy (five-year, on request) and as part of this exercise prepare the annual budgets which support the financial plan.
• Meet regularly with the Senior Leaders to discuss monthly management accounts reports.
• In conjunction with the relevant Senior Leaders and the Trust, support the planning and implementation of capital purchase programmes.
• Liaise with funding agencies to identify and source additional funding and identify potential funding opportunities, agencies or government initiatives to ensure income generation from both diverse and obvious sources.
• Prepare financial reports, estimates and completion of financial returns as required by the Trust Board, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Senior Leaders, Local Academy Board (LGB), Department for Education, Companies House and HM Customs and Excise and any other group or organisation for which this information is required.
• Ensure the effective operation of financial controls and ensure they receive value for money for all expenditures.
• Review a rolling 12-month cash flow forecast, identifying any concerns and ensuring they are raised to the Trust Finance & Operations Manager at the earliest opportunity.
• Work with the Trust Finance & Operations Manager to manage and monitor internal recharges between the schools’ and Central budget, ensuring that costs are recharged on a timely basis.
• Meet regularly with the Trust Finance & Operations Manager to review management accounts.
• Attend all…