School Business Manager
| Posting date: | 25 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bolton, BL3 3HP |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75788759 |
Summary
School Business Manager
Salary: Grade J Point 35-39 (£46,142-£50,269)
Pro Rata: per annum (£39,511-£43,045)
Hours: 8.00 a.m. 4.00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and
8.00 a.m. 3.30 p.m. on Fridays
37 hours per week (term time plus one week)
Start date: As soon as possible After many years of dedication, our long-standing Business Manager is heading off into a well-earned retirement. That means we’re searching for an exceptional individual to step into this pivotal role at the heart of our thriving primary school community.
Do you have the strategic brain of a chess master, the financial flair of a wizard, and the organisational powers of a superhero? Then we’d love to hear from you!
As our School Business Manager, you’ll be the engine behind the scenes, ensuring everything runs smoothly so our teachers can focus on inspiring young minds.
Financial Leadership You’ll lead on budgeting, financial planning, monitoring and reporting turning numbers into meaningful strategy and ensuring every penny makes a difference for our pupils.
Strategic Management Working alongside the Headteacher and Trustees, you’ll help shape the future of the school, aligning resources with vision and turning big ideas into achievable plans.
Team Leadership From office staff to site teams, you’ll lead, motivate and develop a dedicated support team fostering collaboration, efficiency and a positive working culture.
Operations & Compliance Premises, contracts, health & safety, GDPR, policies you’ll keep the operational wheels turning and ensure we meet all statutory and regulatory requirements.
Safeguarding The safety and wellbeing of our pupils is paramount. You’ll play a key role in maintaining robust safeguarding processes and ensuring compliance in all operational areas.
Who We’re Looking For A strategic thinker with strong financial acumen
An inspiring and supportive leader
Highly organised, detail-oriented and proactive
Calm under pressure (even when the photocopier isn’t!)
Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
Why Join Us?
A welcoming, supportive school community
A role where your work has real impact on children’s lives
A leadership position with variety, challenge and reward
The opportunity to shape the next chapter of our school’s journey
If you wish to have an informal conversation about the role or visit the school, please contact us to arrange an appointment.
If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive and impactful leadership role, we encourage you to apply now.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Employment is conditional on confirmation of the rights to work in the UK either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply. An application form for the post can be obtained from the school website, or from the school office.
Closing date: 9.00 a.m. Monday 9th March 2026
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