Finance Business Partner
| Posting date: | 28 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 January 2026 |
| Location: | Devon, Not recorded, EX15 3AG |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 482deee2-5de4-4c53-9df8-c5872cb6ac80 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Finance Business Partner
Salary:£30,061 (FTE £32,597–£36,363), NJC point 20–25
Contract: Permanent, 37 hrs/week, term time + 3 weeks (42 weeks/year)
Location:Central Finance & HR Office, Uffculme School EX15 3AG + travel to schools
Want to use your financial acumen, and relationship building skills in an organisation where the bottom-line is nurturing and developing the ambition, talents and interests of every child in its care? This could be the perfect role for you.
What you’ll do:
• Partner with our primary school headteachers to develop and monitor their budgets.
• Provide clear, insightful analysis and financial forecasts.
• Offer expert support and constructive challenge.
What we’re looking for:
• Experience with budgets and forecasting (school experience not essential).
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Ability to turn financial data into actionable insights.
Why join us?
• Hybrid working flexibility and autonomy.
• Term-time plus 3 weeks - all but 3 weeks of the school holidays off.
• Defined benefit LGPS pension scheme.
• Free parking & subsidised gym membership.
• Rewarding, varied role as a key member of the Central Finance Team.
Interested?
Contact details to arrange an informal chat with with our CFO, Ben Brook, can be found in the application pack.
All applications should be made by completing the E-Teach application form and include evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role.
CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full.
For full details of the role, please see the job description and person specification
Closing Date: 9am on 12th January 2026
Interview Date: 19th January 2026
What the school offers its staff
• Eligibility to join excellent pension scheme.
• Option to make additional voluntary contributions to pension for local government pension scheme members which can help boost retirement benefits.
• Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities.
• Trust wide charity events designed to encourage our people to participate in meaningful activities.
• Access to wellbeing provision which offers information and advice on a range of workplace and personal issues.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Enhanced special leave provision, including additional time off as part of our ‘Personal Day’ entitlement which supports employees to achieve a better work/life balance.
• Free car parking.
• On site catering facilities, all of which provide healthy and nutritious meals at a low cost.
• Gym membership.Many of our schools have on-site gyms, the use of which is available to employees at a discounted rate.
• Cycle to work scheme which enables employees to purchase a bike and accessories for their commute to work.
• Free tea and coffee.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. 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 in the UK 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.
Finance Business Partner
Salary:£30,061 (FTE £32,597–£36,363), NJC point 20–25
Contract: Permanent, 37 hrs/week, term time + 3 weeks (42 weeks/year)
Location:Central Finance & HR Office, Uffculme School EX15 3AG + travel to schools
Want to use your financial acumen, and relationship building skills in an organisation where the bottom-line is nurturing and developing the ambition, talents and interests of every child in its care? This could be the perfect role for you.
What you’ll do:
• Partner with our primary school headteachers to develop and monitor their budgets.
• Provide clear, insightful analysis and financial forecasts.
• Offer expert support and constructive challenge.
What we’re looking for:
• Experience with budgets and forecasting (school experience not essential).
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Ability to turn financial data into actionable insights.
Why join us?
• Hybrid working flexibility and autonomy.
• Term-time plus 3 weeks - all but 3 weeks of the school holidays off.
• Defined benefit LGPS pension scheme.
• Free parking & subsidised gym membership.
• Rewarding, varied role as a key member of the Central Finance Team.
Interested?
Contact details to arrange an informal chat with with our CFO, Ben Brook, can be found in the application pack.
All applications should be made by completing the E-Teach application form and include evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role.
CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full.
For full details of the role, please see the job description and person specification
Closing Date: 9am on 12th January 2026
Interview Date: 19th January 2026
What the school offers its staff
• Eligibility to join excellent pension scheme.
• Option to make additional voluntary contributions to pension for local government pension scheme members which can help boost retirement benefits.
• Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities.
• Trust wide charity events designed to encourage our people to participate in meaningful activities.
• Access to wellbeing provision which offers information and advice on a range of workplace and personal issues.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Enhanced special leave provision, including additional time off as part of our ‘Personal Day’ entitlement which supports employees to achieve a better work/life balance.
• Free car parking.
• On site catering facilities, all of which provide healthy and nutritious meals at a low cost.
• Gym membership.Many of our schools have on-site gyms, the use of which is available to employees at a discounted rate.
• Cycle to work scheme which enables employees to purchase a bike and accessories for their commute to work.
• Free tea and coffee.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. 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 in the UK 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.