School Finance Manager
| Posting date: | 14 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 March 2026 |
| Location: | Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BW |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | b99f6bb6-2621-4955-921e-7773c8073be3 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the Post
We are delighted to be recruiting for a dedicated and motivated School Finance Manager to join our busy, professional and friendly finance department at Poole High School. This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented and ambitious colleague.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:
• ensure the financial resource planning is in place to support Poole High School’s excellence strategy.
• oversee the financial operations of Poole High School.
• manage the budget ensuring financial efficiencies, preparing financial reports, and ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations.
• play a key part in supporting the school's educational mission by ensuring efficient and responsible financial management.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
Who we are looking for
We would love to hear from you if you:
• Have strong accounting ability and preferably experience within school finance
• A relevant qualification or equivalent experience in financial management within an educational setting.
• Excellent skills in a range of IT packages and strong knowledge of financial software and systems.
• Knowledge of relevant financial regulations and compliance requirements.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:
• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture
What the school offers its staff
• A welcoming, supportive, professional and respected team of colleagues
• 22 days’ holiday leave per year
• Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
• A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
• Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
• Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
• Free on-site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast
Commitment to safeguarding
We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
About the Post
We are delighted to be recruiting for a dedicated and motivated School Finance Manager to join our busy, professional and friendly finance department at Poole High School. This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented and ambitious colleague.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:
• ensure the financial resource planning is in place to support Poole High School’s excellence strategy.
• oversee the financial operations of Poole High School.
• manage the budget ensuring financial efficiencies, preparing financial reports, and ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations.
• play a key part in supporting the school's educational mission by ensuring efficient and responsible financial management.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
Who we are looking for
We would love to hear from you if you:
• Have strong accounting ability and preferably experience within school finance
• A relevant qualification or equivalent experience in financial management within an educational setting.
• Excellent skills in a range of IT packages and strong knowledge of financial software and systems.
• Knowledge of relevant financial regulations and compliance requirements.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:
• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture
What the school offers its staff
• A welcoming, supportive, professional and respected team of colleagues
• 22 days’ holiday leave per year
• Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
• A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
• Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
• Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
• Free on-site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast
Commitment to safeguarding
We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.