In this section you will find out who is who in our team, contact details and a brief summary of their role; together with the main schools they work on.

The main central finance telephone number is 01252 900550

Senior Finance Manager

Email: ccoleman@wmat.org.uk

Ext: 1013

Key Role: Finance Manager Team leader, working with schools guiding and preparing, Budgets, Forecasts, Management Monthly, payroll forecasts and PO approval 

Key schools responsibility: FHE, ROD and as team leader across all schools

Working pattern: Mon - Fri. Core Hours: 8.30 - 15.30

Finance Manager

Email: cwelton@wmat.org.uk

Ext: 1011

Key Role: working with schools guiding and preparing, Budgets, Forecasts, Monthly Management Accounts and reconciliations, monthly payroll reconciliations and PO approvals 

Key schools responsibility: WHS and CRO

Working pattern: Mon - Thurs. Core Hours: 9.15 - 14.15 (no working Fri)

Finance Manager

Email: eneilson@wmat.org.uk

Ext: 1022

Key Role: working with schools guiding and preparing, Budgets, Forecasts, Monthly Management Accounts and reconciliations, monthly payroll reconciliations and PO approvals 

Key schools responsibility: FRO 

Working pattern: Mon - Fri Hours: Core hours 8.30- 16.30

Assistant Finance Manager

Email: nwilliams@wmat.org.uk

Ext: TBC

Key Role: working with Special schools; preparing, Budgets, Forecasts, Monthly Management Accounts and reconciliations, monthly payroll reconciliations and PO approvals 

Key schools responsibility: ABB and PAR

Working pattern: Mon, Tues, Thur and Fri. Hours: 8.30 - 16.30 (no working Wed)

Finance Assistant

Email: estreet@wmat.org.uk

Ext: 1007

Key Role: Working with schools with Arbor payments for trips and schools to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting. Responsible for the Trust's weekly payment run. 

Key schools responsibility: All schools

Working pattern: Mon - Fri.  Core Hours: 8.30 - 16.30 (Fri 3pm)

Finance Assistant 

Email: mhobbs@wmat.org.uk

Ext: 1021

Key Role: Responsible for bank transactional postings to IRIS accounting, monthly bank reconciliation process, preparing Trust cashflow forecast. Capital/Fixed Asset monitoring. 

Key schools responsibility: All schools

Working pattern: Tuesday and Thursday only: 8.30 - 16.30

IRIS Purchasing 

Email: finance@wmat.org.uk

Ext: 1005

Key Role: Management of school purchasing orders, dealing with purchase queries with suppliers to ensuring suppliers are paid. Assisting schools with processing and system queries. 

Key schools: FHE & FRO  (Purchasing team can support all schools)

Working pattern: Mon - Fri 09.00 - 16.30

IRIS Purchasing 

Email: finance@wmat.org.uk

Ext: 1008

Key Role: Management of school purchasing orders, dealing with purchase queries with suppliers to ensuring suppliers are paid. Assisting schools with processing and system queries. 

Key schools: WEY, i2i & MAT  (Purchasing team can support all schools)

Working pattern: Mon - Fri  Hours: 08.15 - 16.15

IRIS Purchasing 

Email: finance@wmat.org.uk

Ext: 1009

Key Role: Management of school purchasing orders, dealing with purchase queries with suppliers to ensuring suppliers are paid. Assisting schools with processing and system queries. 

Key schools: ROD & PAR  (Purchasing team can support all schools)

Working pattern: Mon - Fri.  Hours: 09.00 - 15.00

IRIS Purchasing 

Email: finance@wmat.org.uk

Ext: 1012

Key Role: Management of school purchasing orders, dealing with purchase queries with suppliers to ensuring suppliers are paid. Assisting schools with processing and system queries. 

Key schools: WHS, CRO and ABB  (Purchasing team can support all schools)

Working pattern: Mon - Thur  Hours: 08.30 - 16.30