<h1>Our Services</h1>		
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			<h3>" Stronger Together "</h3>		
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		<p>With our strategic and operational support, not only will you obtain value for money by engaging services with a competitively priced, you’ll also go way beyond your statutory reporting requirements. This means you’ll receive a service that’s tailored specifically to your school’s needs. What’s more, you’ll benefit from our consultants’ extensive experience within this complex and specialised area.</p>		
			<h3>Strategic Financial Planning</h3>		
		<p>● Provision of bespoke budget planning and monitoring software<br />● Annual budget setting<br />● Costing of the School Improvement Plan<br />● Curriculum costing<br />● Budget reforecast and out-turn reporting<br />● Development of three-year financial plan and deficit recovery<br />● ‘What if’ scenario planning<br />● Cash flow monitoring and management</p>		
			<h3>Financial Systems and Accounting</h3>		
		<p>● Fully trained consultants to provide on and off-site support<br />● Set up of robust office financial administration systems<br />● Support and preparation of monthly bank reconciliation<br />● Completion of VAT returns and VAT advice<br />● Advice regarding the treatment of revenue and capital expenditure<br />● Monthly/termly budget monitoring reports prepared for the head teacher and budget holders, including submission to the local authority<br />● Bespoke reports to enable the close monitoring of school activities (e.g. in-house catering provision, breakfast clubs, Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) monitoring)<br />● Year-end closedown reconciliation including accruals/prepayments and carry forward calculation<br />● Final closedown and new year system set-up including a review of the accounting structure<br />● Maintenance of the school inventory</p>		
			<h3>Financial Governance and Audits</h3>		
		<p>● Review of financial administration and control policies<br />● Procurement advice and support<br />● Risk management advice and facilitation<br />● Financial reporting to governors tailored to the committees' needs<br />● Attendance at governing body and committee meetings<br />● Internal and external benchmarking review and analysis<br />● Annual review of existing internal financial controls and recommendations for enhancements</p>		
			<h3>Business Continuity</h3>		
		<p>● Free remote access software to avoid additional call out visits<br />● Provision of a school bursar/finance service as a long term arrangement to reduce financial management costs<br />● Short term incapacity cover in the event of absence including sickness and recruitment<br />● Flexible telephone and email support service</p>		
			<h3>Finance Training Courses</h3>		
		<p>● Free remote access software to avoid additional call out visits<br />● Provision of a school bursar/finance service as a long term arrangement to reduce financial management costs<br />● Short term incapacity cover in the event of absence including sickness and recruitment<br />● Flexible telephone and email support service</p>		
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If you would like more information about any of the above services, please get in touch:</h3>		
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