Finance Manager

Parkway; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkway is seeking a School Finance Manager to lead the finance team and safeguard the financial health and sustainability of the school. You will provide strong financial leadership, establish effective controls and translate our financial strategy into operational delivery.

The role requires a qualified accountant or CIPFA Level 7 qualification, with the ability to work collaboratively with senior colleagues and manage competing priorities while communicating complex financial information

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or CIPFA Level 7.
• Strong financial leadership and governance experience.
• Ability to translate financial strategy into operational delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance team to ensure financial health and sustainability.
• Provide strong financial leadership, controls and performance management.
• Communicate complex financial information clearly to senior colleagues and diverse audiences.

Skills

Financial leadership

Financial management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

CIPFA Level 7

Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Our Governors wish to appoint a School Finance Manager, we are seeking somebody to lead our finance team and ensure the financial health and sustainability of our School. You will provide strong financial leadership, ensure effective financial management and controls, and help translate our financial strategy into meaningful operational delivery.

We are looking for a confident and collaborative finance professional who can combine technical expertise with leadership, strategic thinking and a genuine appetite for improvement. You will be comfortable working with senior colleagues, challenging constructively, managing competing priorities and communicating complex financial information clearly to a range of audiences.

You will need to be a qualified accountant, a member of a relevant professional accountancy body, or hold the CIPFA Level 7 qualification.

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.