Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance

CFO/SBM/Finance Manager in schools across the country for over 20 years. As well as working in schools I have my own consultancy business.

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

@SchoolsWeek

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@bphillipsonMP

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@SchoolsWeek

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@bphillipsonMP

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@bphillipsonMP

Support staff shouldn’t be waiting up to 9 months for a pay rise. That wouldn’t happen to teachers.

Will you agree the NJC pay award and have it ready for 1 April, then ensure staff receive it no later than June?

First test for the Department for Education.

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

@Katie_Lam_MP I have also just challenged the use of the weekly allowances given and the earnings illegal immigrants are illegally earning.

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

@Katie_Lam_MP Lots of residents are also asking MPs and the home office and just getting fobbed off we need to understand the level of risk posed against our children

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

@SchoolsWeek Question is how long they stay after qualified also

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@SchoolsWeek @percyhedley Typo

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

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[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

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[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

Set up purchase order procedures, purchase ledger and approvals.

Filed accounts on charity commission.

Set up all paper filing systems.

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

Just finished a 9 month contract at a charity. See the work carried out in the comments below.

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

Created new monthly monitoring reports to the Board members.

Prepare Year End audit file for the charity after earning over £1m.

Set up investment funding on Insignis and wrote a new reserves policy.

Updated the financial procedures and scheme of delegation.

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

Installed new Budget software.

Installed new Finance software. New COA and automated monthly reports.

Created restricted grant monitoring reports.

Carried out a Gift aid audit.

Prepared all financial operations for internal audit.

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

It was great to hear that the work I did on the National Educational Support Staff Campaign was so well received by the DfE. They’ve taken on board every point we raised, which is incredibly rewarding. @bphillipsonMP @SchoolsWeek @educationgovuk @tes @BBCNews

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

@CheshireLive @JournoBel

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

🛑 Enough is enough! 🛑 Heres to round two!!

Middlewich IS SICK OF BEING NEGLECTED. @BBCNews @ChronicleLive @EastCheshire @CheshireEast @winsfordnews

https://t.co/jiXhM7vq0G

[Laura SBM/CFO/Head of Finance @flahertylaura]

Amazing meeting with @educationgovuk today. Let’s hope Education Support Staff are starting to be put on the map. @NEUnion @Unison @NAHTnews @ASCL_UK @GMB_union time for you to step up and sort our pay issues. @bphillipsonMP

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