Oasis Community Learning is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Deputy National Finance Manager to join our national finance team. This is a key operational role, supporting the senior finance team to deliver accurate, timely, and compliant financial outputs for stakeholders across our organisation.
As Deputy National Finance Manager, you will:
- Support National Finance Managers in providing monthly financial reporting and management information to national office departments.
- Build strong relationships with budget holders and project managers, offering informed budgeting, forecasting, and financial training.
- Assist with capital reporting, including consolidated reports, asset capitalisation, depreciation schedules, and project claims.
- Maintain financial controls and processes, ensuring reconciliations and reporting systems are accurate and efficient.
- Prepare and monitor budgets, supporting annual and three-year planning cycles.
- Oversee balance sheet integrity, including reconciliations, prepayments, accruals, and inter-company balances.
- Contribute to statutory accounts and DfE returns, ensuring compliance and supporting external audits.
- Line manage and develop junior finance team members, providing training and guidance.
- Support payroll, VAT returns, and pension pooling, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
- Assist with system improvements and operational projects, driving efficiency and best practice.
We’re looking for someone who brings:
- A professional finance/accounting qualification (CIPFA, ACCA, ACA) or equivalent experience.
- Strong technical knowledge of financial processes, statutory reporting, and compliance.
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and capital reporting within a complex organisation.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- A collaborative approach, with the ability to lead and support team development.
- Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and the Oasis ethos.
This role offers flexibility and can be based at any of our 56 academies across the UK.
Oasis Community Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and receipt of a fully supportive reference.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.