OVERVIEW

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Finance Manager to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in overseeing our financial operations, ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting, and driving strategic financial planning. This position requires a comprehensive understanding of financial management principles to support the organisation’s growth and sustainability.
This position is for 30 hours a week, all year round.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

· Excellent communications skills both written and verbal
· Confident use of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
· Team player
· Experience working on Xero and managing accounts (desirable)
· Good understanding of business management within an education environment
· Excellent organisational skills
· Confident using and learning software management systems

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Accounting qualification desirable but not essential
Wakoos has a commitment to safeguard the children in our care as well as the employees. The successful person will have to go though safeguarding checks (a DBS check) and references will be required.
Wakoos reserves the right to close this job opportunity at any time if the right applicant is found.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £17.80 per hour
Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Childcare
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In perso

• Annual reporting to Companies House (in conjunction with Wakoos Committee).
• Payroll submission and Pension reporting
• Applying Free Entitlement hours for each child and claiming the monetary value from WSCC (in conjunction with nursery management).
• To be willing to undertake training and development as may be required.
• To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help, where needed.
• Respect the confidentiality of information received.
• Reporting to the Charity Commission (in conjunction with Wakoos Committee).
• Oversee the Finance Administrator
• Attending committee meetings to share updates on the financial status, including month end reporting and commentary
• Create proposals for annual salary reviews and fee increases reflecting the financial status of the company
• Create the Annual Trustee report (in conjunction with Wakoos Committee).
• Completing year end and liaising with accountants during the annual audit
• Financial forecasting and budgeting
• Managing the bank account and cash flow forecasting
• Ensuring accurate & clear reconciliations of all accounts
• Working collaboratively with West Sussex County Council to negotiate lease arrangements (in conjunction with Wakoos Committee).
• Organising annual insurance and licenses for the company
• Purchasing resources and paying suppliers
• Raising invoices for users of the nursery
• Overseeing and recouping any debt from nursery users
• To ensure all practice offers safeguarding of children.