Implementation Consultant – School Finance (ICFP)

IMP, a fast-growing company that helps Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) take control of their finances. As an Implementation Consultant in the Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning (ICFP) team, you will lead data migration projects, support customers throughout the implementation process, and deliver training sessions. You will need prior experience in finance system administration or implementation within school or academy trust finance, excellent Excel skills, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

About IMP Software

£31,000 - £35,000 per annum DOE

At IMP we help Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) take control of their finances. Our MAT-first software is built by people who know the sector inside out. Former trust professionals, finance experts and product specialists are all part of our team. More than half of all MATs in the UK already use IMP to plan with confidence, simplify complex processes and make smarter decisions.

We’re proud to be independent, founder-led and growing fast. Alongside our award-winning products, we’ve built a culture we’re equally proud of. We are ranked as one of the UK’s Top 25 Great Places to Work for mid-sized companies. Respect, collaboration and personal growth sit at the heart of how we work. You’ll find flexibility, support and opportunities to develop here, alongside regular team socials and funded CPD.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers during the implementation phase, ensuring their needs are met.
• Lead data migration projects for academy trusts, migrating, standardising, and cleansing curriculum planning data.
• Plan and deliver sessions for large groups of customers across MATs, such as training, workshops, and webinars.
• Implementation Consultant – School Finance (ICFP)

Implementations Manager

• As an Implementation Consultant in our Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning (ICFP) team, you’ll lead data migration projects for academy trusts. You’ll migrate, standardise and cleanse curriculum planning data from their existing systems into IMP’s central planning tool, primarily using Excel. How standardised the incoming data is will depend on each trust’s maturity and the quality of their previous systems. Alongside the technical work, you’ll support customers throughout the process, understanding their challenges and finding the best way to solve them using our software.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers during the implementation phase
• Review the curriculum planning approaches used in each school and align them with IMP’s methodology and the customer’s needs
• Define the best method to build curriculum plans and make sure legacy data is migrated consistently
• Plan and deliver sessions for large groups of customers across MATs, such as training, workshops and webinars, making sure content is clear, engaging and suited to the audience
• Make sure each customer’s curriculum planning requirements are met
• Support customers through the implementation process, including user acceptance testing

Requirements

• Prior experience of finance system administration or implementation within school or academy trust finance (essential)

Excellent Excel skills

• Proven ability to lead sessions with large groups, including training, workshops and presentations, delivered clearly and confidently to keep people engaged and on track
• Able to manage multiple deadlines at the same time
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Teams
• Enthusiastic, with a logical approach to problem solving

Preferred

• Curriculum planning experience is highly advantageous
• AAT (qualified, QBE or part-qualified) would be advantageous but is not essential

Benefits

• Benefits include 27 days of holiday, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, health insurance, and a home office stipend.
• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• AXA health insurance, including dental, optical and mental health cover
• Broadband allowance
• Home office stipend
• Life assurance (4x basic salary)
• Encouraged and funded CPD