Head of Finance

Cyflog: 58544 - 58544 Per Annum

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

To provide a high-quality customer focussed Finance service across the College, supporting managers and staff to contribute to the achievement of the College's Strategic and Operational objectives and the implementation of the College's Financial Strategy.

• 37 hours per week
• Permanent
• £58,544 per annum
• Hill House Campus, SA2 0FD

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily management of the College finance functions, including line management of finance department staff.
• Responsibility for the maintenance and control of the finance system.
• Produce College monthly management accounts with full supporting analyses on a timely basis.
• Full preparation of the annual financial statements of the College together with the supporting notes in preparation for the external audit and submission to WG.
• Manage payroll function to ensure payment of monthly payroll.
• Encourage innovation within the finance function by supporting the identification and practical implementation of ideas, whilst eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy.

About you:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Professional accountancy qualification (e.g. ICAEW, ACCA etc)
• Experience supervising / line managing a team
• Fully conversant and up to date with all aspects of Accounting Standards, Payroll legislation, VAT legislation and Finance related best practice
• Experienced in using and administrating all aspects of payroll software systems

Benefits for you:

• 37 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2024)
• Access to staff fitness trainer/nutritionist/exercise classes
• 2 staff well-being days
• Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
• Staff support groups: menopause, LGBTQ+, and time for talking
• View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/staff-benefits-wellbeing

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We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume of applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.