School Finance Manager
Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 Medi 2025 |
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Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
Dyddiad cau: | 06 Hydref 2025 |
Lleoliad: | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5AX |
Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
Cyfeirnod swydd: | b07726b2-2563-4d4e-8b15-05fa290bccbc |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
Falconhurst School is seeking a highly organised and proactive full-time School Finance Manager to join our committed staff team. This pivotal role will support the Head Teacher and wider management team by developing and maintaining efficient financial systems, ensuring robust budget oversight, and providing expert financial advice to inform key decisions.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain appropriate, efficient financial systems and procedures within the school.
• Maintain rigorous oversight of budgets, accounts, processes, and transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal and external regulations.
• Manage secure and accurate financial data using school-specific systems and standard software packages.
• Provide timely, authoritative financial direction on budgeting, best value, procurement, regulations, and income generation.
• Ensure all staff involved in financial matters are competent and understand their responsibilities.
• Assist with income generation activities alongside the Head Teacher and governing body.
• Manage financial relationships with external bodies, including reporting, accounts payable/receivable, banking, CFR returns, grants, school fund, leasing, special event finances, and year-end accounts.
• Liaise with support staff to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing where appropriate.
• Support non-financial administrative duties as requested by the Head Teacher.
• Uphold and enhance the school’s reputation through positive engagement with pupils, parents, carers, and the wider community.
Required Qualifications and Experience
• Proven experience in managing financial systems and procedures, ideally within an educational setting.
• Strong understanding of school budget management, accounting, and financial compliance.
• Proficient in using financial software and standard office software packages.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to provide accurate, timely financial advice.
• Experience of working with external financial bodies and managing related reporting and compliance.
• Ability to train and support staff in financial responsibilities.
• Demonstrable commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Desirable Qualities
• A proactive, solution-focused approach with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a friendly, purposeful team environment.
• Commitment to supporting a differentiated and personalised curriculum through effective financial management.
• Enthusiasm for contributing to a positive school culture that motivates, challenges, and inspires.
What the school offers its staff
At Falconhurst, we pride ourselves on being an open, friendly, and purposeful school where all children are given the opportunity to flourish in a safe and stimulating atmosphere. Our ethos drives us to motivate, challenge, and inspire every pupil through a creative and personalised curriculum.
You will be joining a school that values strong, supportive relationships among staff, pupils, families, and the wider community. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a school with fabulous children who make every day a learning day and a team committed to providing inspirational and exemplary education.
Commitment to safeguarding
Everyone in Falconhurst School has a duty to help keep children and young people safe by providing a safe environment, identifying children who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm and taking appropriate action.
Falconhurst School is seeking a highly organised and proactive full-time School Finance Manager to join our committed staff team. This pivotal role will support the Head Teacher and wider management team by developing and maintaining efficient financial systems, ensuring robust budget oversight, and providing expert financial advice to inform key decisions.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain appropriate, efficient financial systems and procedures within the school.
• Maintain rigorous oversight of budgets, accounts, processes, and transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal and external regulations.
• Manage secure and accurate financial data using school-specific systems and standard software packages.
• Provide timely, authoritative financial direction on budgeting, best value, procurement, regulations, and income generation.
• Ensure all staff involved in financial matters are competent and understand their responsibilities.
• Assist with income generation activities alongside the Head Teacher and governing body.
• Manage financial relationships with external bodies, including reporting, accounts payable/receivable, banking, CFR returns, grants, school fund, leasing, special event finances, and year-end accounts.
• Liaise with support staff to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing where appropriate.
• Support non-financial administrative duties as requested by the Head Teacher.
• Uphold and enhance the school’s reputation through positive engagement with pupils, parents, carers, and the wider community.
Required Qualifications and Experience
• Proven experience in managing financial systems and procedures, ideally within an educational setting.
• Strong understanding of school budget management, accounting, and financial compliance.
• Proficient in using financial software and standard office software packages.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to provide accurate, timely financial advice.
• Experience of working with external financial bodies and managing related reporting and compliance.
• Ability to train and support staff in financial responsibilities.
• Demonstrable commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Desirable Qualities
• A proactive, solution-focused approach with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a friendly, purposeful team environment.
• Commitment to supporting a differentiated and personalised curriculum through effective financial management.
• Enthusiasm for contributing to a positive school culture that motivates, challenges, and inspires.
What the school offers its staff
At Falconhurst, we pride ourselves on being an open, friendly, and purposeful school where all children are given the opportunity to flourish in a safe and stimulating atmosphere. Our ethos drives us to motivate, challenge, and inspire every pupil through a creative and personalised curriculum.
You will be joining a school that values strong, supportive relationships among staff, pupils, families, and the wider community. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a school with fabulous children who make every day a learning day and a team committed to providing inspirational and exemplary education.
Commitment to safeguarding
Everyone in Falconhurst School has a duty to help keep children and young people safe by providing a safe environment, identifying children who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm and taking appropriate action.