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Job details
Posting date: 08 May 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 June 2025
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, B44 8UQ
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 472cd0ad-4fe9-4c3c-ba92-9ed7ba2a9e58

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

CSBM or equivalent.

Considerable experience of budget monitoring and account reconciliation

Experience of producing a variety of financial reports and meeting the requirements of school’s financial procedures manual for BCC and the SFVS

Experience of undertaking a range of administrative and technical duties, including data input and retrieval

Experience of financial workings of a school

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence using the English Language as required by Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016

A sound knowledge of budget management and accounting techniques

A sound knowledge of a range of computer applications including financial management systems

Knowledge of facilities and premises management

Knowledge of relevant Health& Safety legislation

Some knowledge of employment law

Ability to work independently demonstrating initiative and pro-activity

Ability to contribute to school business planning

Ability to act as Systems Manager for the school

Ability to contribute to policy development e.g. for school lettings

Ability to develop and maintain efficient record keeping systems

Ability to analyse and interpret complex

information and make recommendations

Ability to problem solve

Ability to line manage other employees including responsibility for deployment allocation of work, induction, appraisal, development etc

Ability to negotiate ‘best value’ with suppliers

Ability to communicate with a range of audiences including colleagues, governors, suppliers and members of the community

Ability to identify work priorities and manage own workload to meet deadlines whilst ensuring that lower priority work is kept up to date

Ability to show sensitivity and objectivity in dealing with confidential issues

What the school offers its staff

Forward thinking school that values its, staff pupils and families

Supportive, friendly and hardworking colleagues and governors

CPD opportunities

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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