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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>		
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										Provision of bespoke budget planning and monitoring software
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										Annual budget setting
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										Costing of the School Improvement Plan
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										Curriculum costing
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										Budget reforecast and out-turn reporting
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										Development of three-year financial plan and deficit recovery
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										‘What if’ scenario planning
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										Cash flow monitoring and management
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			<h3>Financial Systems and Accounting</h3>		
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										Fully trained consultants to provide on and off-site support
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										Set up of robust office financial administration systems
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										 Support and preparation of monthly bank reconciliation
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										Completion of VAT returns and VAT advice
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										Advice regarding the treatment of revenue and capital expenditure
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										Monthly/termly budget monitoring reports prepared for the head teacher and budget holders, including submission to the local authority
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										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)
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										Year-end closedown reconciliation including accruals/prepayments and carry forward calculation
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										Final closedown and new year system set-up including a review of the accounting structure
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										Maintenance of the school inventory
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			<h3>Financial Governance and Audits</h3>		
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										Review of financial administration and control policies
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										Procurement advice and support
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										Risk management advice and facilitation
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										Financial reporting to governors tailored to the committees' needs
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										Attendance at governing body and committee meetings
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										Internal and external benchmarking review and analysis
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										Annual review of existing internal financial controls and recommendations for enhancements
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			<h3>Business Continuity</h3>		
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										Free remote access software to avoid additional call out visits
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										Provision of a school bursar/finance service as a long term arrangement to reduce financial management costs
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										Short term incapacity cover in the event of absence including sickness and recruitment
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										Flexible telephone and email support service
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			<h3>Finance Training Courses</h3>		
		<p>We deliver a wide range of training courses for senior leaders, governors, trustees and school finance staff.</p><p>Whether you’re looking for a specific course for one member of your team or you want to bring your governing body up to speed on a particular issue, you’ll find what you’re looking for in our extensive range of training courses. If it isn’t listed below we can tailor a training session to suit your needs.</p><p>Our extensive school finance training courses include, but aren't limited to:</p>		
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										Process automation
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										Introduction to school finance: We can teach you which financial returns are required to ensure you are compliant with requirements.
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										Governor/Trustee finance training: An overview of finance responsibilities and school funding for your governing body.
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										Changes to school funding: Updates on the current national funding formula, early years funding, pupil premium, sports grant etc.
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										 Annual budget setting: Learn how to set an effective and realistic budget taking into account all areas of income and expenditure.
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										Medium term financial planning: It is important to plan for the future for effective budget management, we can advise you how to set a longer term plan, taking into account changes in pupil numbers, funding formula, staffing etc. that may effect your funding and expenditure
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										Excel training for school/academy based staff: Improve your excel skills and discover how to create useful information and reports by learning the most efficient way to use formulas, vlookups etc.
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										School Finance system training in a range of software including SIMS FMS, Civica Corero and Sage: Learn how to process orders and invoices, bank reconciliation, budget monitoring reports and LA returns.
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										 Financial Management and Governance Self-assessment: Onsite support available for Governing Bodies of academies to complete the returns.
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