Finance Manager

ALL SAINTS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution is seeking a Finance Manager to handle financial, administrative, and operational systems. The successful candidate will manage budgets, maintain financial records, ensure compliance, and provide leadership to support functions. Strong organizational and proactive skills are required to aid the Headteacher in delivering educational excellence.

Qualifications

• Highly organized and efficient.
• Proactive in financial management.
• Ability to support senior leadership and governors.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational areas of finance and budget.
• Maintain accurate financial records.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations.
• Oversee finance systems and prepare management accounts.
• Provide leadership to the business support functions.

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly organized, efficient, and proactive Finance Manager to join our school. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the school's financial, administrative and operational systems to ensure the school runs efficiently and effectively. This role is pivotal in supporting the Headteacher and governors in delivering educational excellence through strategic finance and resource management.

Responsibilities

• Finance and Budget Management: To be responsible for the operational areas of finance, ensuring and providing a high-quality central finance service.
• Working with the senior leadership team and governors to manage the school budget
• Maintain accurate financial records and produce regular financial reports.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, funding guidelines, and audit requirements.
• Manage school income, expenditure, payroll, and procurement processes.
• To oversee finance systems, transactional procedures and prepare monthly management accounts
• To provide overall leadership and some line management to the business support functions in the school, developing high performing support teams which are highly motivated and focused on the education outcomes and strategic vision of the school.
• To ensure that the school's business support functions provide value added support and advice to the Headteacher in a timely and professional manner.
• In conjunction with the Headteacher, create the detailed budget of the school.
• To lead on producing a monthly overview of the school budget to the Headteacher and advise of any potential deficit and/or other finance related issues, their implications and make recommendations on possible solutions.