Group Director Finance-Eastern Colleges Group -Bury St Edmunds - Competitive Salary - Permanent An exciting and new opportunity has arisen for a CCAB qualified accountant to become the finance lead for the expanding Eastern Colleges Group. The Group is a collaboration between West Suffolk College and the Suffolk Academies Trust which provides outstanding education to Suffolk and the neighbouring counties. Reporting to the CFO, this role will provide proactive and supportive input into financial strategy and will lead on the financial management and reporting of the Group through the respective finance managers and their teams whilst continuing to drive forward a commercial culture within the Group. Your responsibilities will include: Management of the two Finance Managers and their teams to ensure all regulatory obligations are fulfilled Ensuring financial data and information is reported and discussed regularly with the Senior Management Team and the Board Embedding and optimising financial compliance and commerciality throughout the Group Rationalising and streamlining financial systems within the Trust and Group An excellent leader and CCAB qualified accountant, you will have demonstrable experience of management accounting in a large and complex organisation and will need to demonstrate Previous experience of managing staff successfully Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Good understanding of external and internal audit processes Knowledge of developing and implementing computerised financial management/resource planning and monitoring systems Please ensure you familiarise yourself with our Character Strengths and Mission Statement to incorporate into your personal statement. You will find this very beneficial if you are invited to attend for an interview and it will help you to understand our expectations of you at an early stage of the recruitment process. https://www.wsc.ac.uk/about-the-college/character-strengths For more information please contact Please send an up to date CV , if you have not heard from a member of the HR team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion. This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Closing Date: 5th April 2019 Interview Date: 16th April 2019 Further Information: General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) In line with national legislation, and organisational policy, all data will be processed in a fair and lawful way, for the specific purpose and not disclosed in any way incompatible with such purpose or to any unauthorised persons or organisations. Equal Opportunities In accordance with the Equality Act 2010 the college operates a policy of equality and diversity which protects employees, students and people who access the College's goods, services and facilities, from discrimination on the basis of 'protected characteristics' which include: age ,disability, gender, reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins.), religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. DBS The successful applicant will be required to complete and obtain a standard or enhanced disclosure check (role dependant) from the Disclosure and Barring Service. The cost of processing this will be £44 and you will be required to make payment online via the safeguarding website before your employment commences. Further information about the Disclosure and Barring Scheme can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk or by speaking to a member of the Human Resources department.