Finance

We understand the demands on the staff within the finance departments in both maintained and academy schools. Whether you are a new or an existing academy, or a maintained school our schools finance team will provide a high-quality support service to support and assist you through the ever-increasing budgetary pressures.

We offer the following support options for you to choose:

Academies

• Year-end preparation

• Year-end preliminary close down

• Liaison with external auditors

• Assist with final year-end journals

• Budget planning, preparation and profiling

• 3-5 year budget forecasting

• Assistance with budget returns to ESFA

• Assist with month end procedures

• Production of monthly management accounts

• Cash flow management

• Payroll monitoring and reconciliation

• Maximisation of investment returns

• Assist with VAT returns

• Support external funding submissions

• Production of financial policies and regulations

• Assistance with implementation of audit recommendations

• Financial benchmarking

Maintained Schools

• Year-end preparation

• Year-end preliminary close down

• Liaison with Local Authority

• Assist with final year-end journals

• Budget planning, preparation and profiling

• 3-5 year budget forecasting

• Assistance with financial returns to Local Authority

• Assist with month end procedures

• Assistance with financial returns to Local Authority

• Support external funding submissions

• Production of financial policies and regulations

• Assistance with implementation of audit recommendations

• Financial benchmarking