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Finance Manager Independent School Cheltenham Location: Cheltenham Gloucestershire Contract: Full-Time Permanent Start Date: January 2026 Salary: Competitive (Dependent on experience) About the School Our client is a well-regarded independent school in Cheltenham known for its supportive and professional environment. The school values strong leadership financial accountability and strategic planning providing a stimulating and collaborative setting for staff. With modern facilities and a dedicated leadership team this school offers an ideal environment for a finance professional to contribute to its continued success. About the Role We are seeking an experienced and proactive Finance Manager to join the school full-time on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will: • Oversee financial planning budgeting and reporting across the school, • Manage day-to-day financial operations including accounts payable/receivable and payroll, • Prepare management accounts forecasts and financial statements, • Support the senior leadership team with strategic financial advice, • Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, • Proven experience in a finance management role ideally within an education or independent school setting, • Strong accounting budgeting and financial reporting skills, • Proficiency with finance software and MS Excel, • Excellent communication organisational and leadership skills, • Ability to work proactively and independently If you are a skilled and motivated finance professionallooking to play a key role in an independent school environment please send your CV as soon as possible to be considered for this full-time permanent Finance Manager position in Cheltenham. Key Skills Dewatering,Business Objects,Customer Care Service,Export Sales,Flooring,ACCA Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1

Over your 12-month Placement youll work in a Finance business environment gaining invaluable skills and experience. The opportunities available will cover all areas of finance from financial planning and analysis to order execution. About GE Aerospace Are you ready to see your future take flight At GE Aerospace we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines components and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. Youll be part of a team that embraces your drive your curiosity and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly youll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world! Finance Whether you want to work at one of our facilitiesas the site leadersright hand helping to make business decisions or at headquarters on a larger finance team we have an opportunity for you. Youll get to work with budgets of various sizes and complexities while collaborating with others. Our finance and accounting teams span the globe providing unmatched learning development and career growth opportunities. Roles and Responsibilities Over your 12-monthPlacementyoull work in aFinancebusiness environment gaining invaluable skills and experience. The opportunities available will cover all areas of finance from financial planning and analysis to order execution. You could be preparing key reports analysing data working on simplification projects reviewing assets or supporting the preparation of quarter end accounts. You will be guided by structured goals and objectives and will have responsibility to deliver on inspiring projects supported by your People Leader and team around you. We will guide you throughout the year to ensure you make the best of your GE Aerospace experience. Your People Leader will offer coaching and mentoring and you will be provided with the opportunity to connect with other placement students across the UK. This opportunity is offered in our Cardiff Caledonian (Prestwick Scotland) Cheltenham and Gloucester (Dowty a GE Aerospace company) sites during the process we will ask you to share your location preferences. GE Aerospace Wales specialises in the maintenance repair and overhaul of a range of commercial jet engines. The facility based in Nantgarw just north of Cardiff occupies over 1.2 million square feet of workshop space and has two state-of-the-art aircraft engine test facilities along with a significant repair capability known as Component Repair Wales. The site has the capability to provide maintenance repair and overhaul services for a range of engine types including the worlds most powerful commercial aircraft engine the GE90-115B and the worlds most popular commercial engine the CFM56. As one of the largest commercial aircraft engine maintenance facilities in the world with annual sales of over $2bn the business works with over 90 customers worldwide including Emirates TUI Lufthansa Delta United ANA and British Airways. In 2017 the Wales site was selected as the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility of choice for the GE9X; which will become the worlds largest and most fuel-efficient jet engine when it launches into service. The business will benefit from a 5m investment from the Welsh Government to support the total 20m investment put forward by the business to equip and upskill the facility to be ready to maintain the GE9X fleet when it enters service on the new Boeing 777X aircraft. The Wales team places a strong focus on providing career opportunities for talented individuals. Our apprenticeship internship and work experience opportunities have been built to ensure the long-term success of our business by developing the next generation of technical engineering and problem-solving talent. GE Aerospace Caledonian is a purpose-built aircraft engine overhaul facility adjacent to Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. The Caledonian site was officially opened in 1980 and has since grown into a centre of excellence for Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO) of CF6 & GEnx engine types. After each overhaul the engines undergo intensive performance testing on site in our bespoke test cell before returning to our global customer base ready for service. Our vastly experienced and innovative workforce are passionate in the contribution towards the training of future engineers leaders and surrounding talent in our organisation. At GE Caledonian our Apprentices (Foundation Modern & Graduate) XLP OMLP and interns are key members of our team helping achieve the challenges of tomorrow. They continuously develop new skills to keep up with the pace of change in the Aviation Industry and become comfortable working in this ever-challenging environment which thrives on embracing change. Our diverse team have a strong foothold in the local community proactively seeking new volunteering opportunities to give back and deliver on our corporate responsibility. We have a dedicated affinity group on site who facilitate opportunities to the wider team creating an inclusive culture we can all be proud of. With over 1600 employees Cheltenham is one of the largest GE Aerospace sites outside the USA and a major contributor to the local economy. Our heritage dates back to 1940 yet our technology is cutting-edge. Located in the heart of Gloucestershire GE Aerospace Cheltenham focuses on the design development and manufacture of state-of-the-art aircraft power distribution and avionics systems for the global aviation industry. Our customers include all major aerospace manufacturers - covering commercial business jet and military applications. The scale and complexity of engineering projects at GE Aerospace Cheltenham offer our employees unique opportunities to work on major international projects developing critical aircraft systems that will be relied on by many people for decades to come. At GE Aerospace we strive to be an employer of choice by offering internships apprenticeships mentoring and staff development programmes that create a workplace where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. Innovation a commitment to engineering excellence and leadership development places GE Aerospace Cheltenham as a pioneering force in building the future of flight. Dowty a GE Aerospace company is based in Gloucestershire. It is a world-leading supplier of electronically controlled composite propeller systems for A wide range of civil and military applications including commercial airliners and military airlifters to multi-role seaplanes and marine hovercraft. Key programs include the Lockheed Martin C-130J the De-Haviland Dash 8-400 and the Leonardo C-27J. Operated by a highly skilled workforce Dowtys in-house production expertise for composite blades includes application of resin transfer moulding processes which have been continuously evolved and perfected since 1976; and the use of braiding machines that rapidly and accurately apply the blades fibre outer layers. This placement role is an intended pipeline to our Financial Management Programme (FMP) based across Europe and beyond. Towards the end of the placement year we will open graduate applications for our current placement students with an aim to securing a role prior to the end of their placement year. Meaning you can head back into your final year at university with a graduate job offer in hand. All you need to do is secure a 2:1 degree or above! If you are eager to be exposed to and learn diverse facets of finance such as commercial finance supply chain finance finance IT financial planning and analysis learn more about FMP. You can find out more here ___

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