At Aspris Children’s Services, we deliver specialised and highly individualised education, care and support that transforms lives. With an unwavering focus on achieving the very best outcomes, our network of schools, colleges, children’s homes and fostering agency empower children and young people to succeed with their education, whilst developing socially and emotionally.

Aspris now have a new opportunity for a Admin Support Manager to support our services in the Care Division, based in the South East. Supporting our site leaders and administration colleagues, you will provide remote and hands-on support and guidance in relation to corporate IT systems/business applications and key processes. You will provide support on developing systems and financial practices across services ensuring compliance with company policy and procedures, ensuring uniformity and best practice in the use and integration of our systems.

This is a remote based role. Our Finance Head Office Team are based in Darlington and the services supported will mainly be based in the South / South East, therefore some travel and overnight stays will be required.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide key support role to our services including hands on help with queries and issues, on business applications systems, policies and procedures, including remote assistance to services during unexpected absences.
• Deliver inductions for service administrative roles as required.
• Ensure services are following the correct procedure on all business applications and are adhering to best practice guidelines; minimising errors and issues that can impact on central support services.
• Ensure best practice is followed to deliver accurate management reporting both with financial figures and QPI’s.
• Work closely with the IT Implementation and Training team to support with new business system requirements.
• Identify and address appropriate training and plans of action with service leaders where non-compliance is a cause for concern.
• Carry out specific system or subject mini audits to work alongside annual internal audits thus ensuring continuity and consistency between full internal audits.
• Promote and gain compliance with financial procedure and policy through all Aspris services particularly in respect of managing petty cash and payroll.
• Key support role in acquisitions to include integrating new businesses in terms of policy, procedure and training

For more information please review the attached Job Description.