Finance services for academies and schools
- Budget setting and forecasting (short- and long-term)
- DFE returns and compliance submissions
- Year-end and audit preparation
- Schools' financial value standard (SFVS) completion
- Reconciliations and financial reporting
- Academy accounts return support
- Support for MAT centralisation or school conversions
Strategic financial planning support
- SIP-aligned financial strategy
- Three-year budget planning and scenario modelling
- Strategic financial management for MAT growth & consolidation planning
- Insights to support Trustee, Board and stakeholder confidence
- Long-term financial forecasting for schools
- Capital expenditure planning for trusts
Financial training and advice
- Core finance training for school leaders, business managers and governors
- Access to our live advice line for schools, staffed by education finance specialists
- Termly briefings and newsletters to stay ahead of regulatory change
Vicki Vidler
Finance Support Coordinator
Vicki joined Juniper in January 2024 after working in a Support and Accounts role locally for the past few years. She also has an additional 20 years' experience in similar Account roles.
Beverley McMurtry
Senior Finance Consultant
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Beverley joined the Essex Education Team in October 2008. She holds an AAT qualification and has over 40 years of experience working in finance, 15 of which are in education finance.
Mara Iovan
Education Finance Consultant
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Mara joined Juniper in January 2023 after a short but memorable career as a School Business Manager. While she enjoyed many aspects of the role, it was the finance tasks that truly sparked her interest.
Jean-Lila Hale
Finance Consultant
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Over the 14 years of Jean’s career, she has 11 years of audit experience within the insurance and education industries. Jean has worked for Juniper Education for over 5 years, previously within the internal scrutiny team and now as part of the education finance team.
