What you’ll be doing
As Manager you’ll provide strategic financial support as well as in‑depth, accurate and timely financial planning and analysis. Delivering high‑impact insights that drive and influence the right decisions, to optimise, control and deliver business performance and strategy. It will lead both near‑term forecasting and long‑range strategic planning for MTC Training.
You’ll be working with government agencies (currently the Department for Education (DfE)) with oversight of funding streams for skills and education programmes.
Responsibilities include
- Strategic Financial Insights: Partnering with the MTC Training leadership team to collaboratively drive business performance and achieve budget and strategic targets using in‑depth strategic financial insight.
- Strategic Business Partnering: Be a critical finance friend to the business, by helping “connect the dots,” from actions to financial impacts and outcomes. Participation in meetings to present financial performance to key stakeholders.
- Strategic Business Planning: Considering opportunities for the business to expand or grow. Mapping out growth plans, including capital expenditures and investments. Generating short‑to‑long‑term financial forecasts and tracking progress against set targets.
- Continuous Improvement: Working with the finance team and wider business to drive and implement continuous improvement.
- Delivery Unit Reporting: Oversee the preparation and analysis of delivery unit reports.
- Monthly S&OP Processes: Consolidate MTC Training monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) 15‑month forecast, providing analysis and insights through reporting and steer‑co meetings.
- Weekly Flash Reports: Providing senior management with weekly financial updates.
- Commercial Pricing Strategies: Develop and support commercial pricing strategies to enhance profitability.
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Developing 5‑year plans, annual budgets and quarterly forecasting.
- DfE – ensure MTC Training acts in full compliance with approved financial policies and rules.
- Stat Accounts – Collaborate with others to support the statutory accounts process, ensuring compliance with DfE funding requirements.
- Company Secretary for MTC Training: Working with the Group’s Head of Legal, overseeing the Company Secretarial duties and activities for MTC Training. Facilitating communication and ensuring that the Board functions effectively.
You’re looking for
We’re looking for a highly experienced Finance Manager who’s either CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified and has previous experience working in leadership roles.
You’ll be a team player with exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills. We’ll look for you to demonstrate the ability to influence and constructively challenge senior leaders to drive strategic decisions and improvements. You’ll also have first‑class communication and collaboration skills and be able to flex your style to get the best out of your colleagues to help their business and teams flourish.
This position will require someone skilled at translating complex financial concepts into understandable terms for non‑financial employees and having meaningful engagement with senior managers and the Training Board, driving insightful discussions.
We’re also looking for strong analytical expertise with the ability to generate insightful reports and analyses that support business objectives across different areas.
Coaching and mentoring skills, demonstrating experience in coaching, developing and mentoring finance team members to enhance their performance and professional growth.
Expertise in management reporting and analysis, demonstrating strong skills in management reporting and data analysis, providing valuable insights to support business decisions.
Desirable experience includes
- Working knowledge of DfE Apprenticeship Funding Rules and how to apply them in practice.
- Proven ownership of ILR‑to‑finance reconciliation and funding assurance readiness.
- Governance and control environment expertise in line with the ITP Financial Handbook.
- Knowledge and experience of Further Education (FE) and Skills Funding, advantageous if you have worked in an Independent Training Provider (ITP), a FE college or third‑sector organisations that have received government funding for apprenticeships, Adult Skills Fund (ASF).
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