Finance Manager - Haylands Primary School

Isle of Wight Council; Carisbrooke; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Haylands Primary School in Ryde, Isle of Wight, is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead daily financial operations and provide strategic financial advice. The role reports to the Headteacher and ensures compliance with local authority and statutory requirements while supporting the Senior Leadership team to deliver excellent outcomes for pupils.

The position is 15 hours per week (term-time plus 3 weeks during school holidays) with a permanent contract and flexible hours to suit the

Qualifications

• A recognised finance qualification or substantial relevant experience.
• Proven experience of budget setting, financial management and reporting.
• Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• High levels of accuracy, integrity and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Leading the school’s financial management systems and processes.
• Setting, monitoring and managing the school budget.
• Preparing budget forecasts and financial reports.
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations, internal controls and audit requirements.
• Overseeing purchasing, invoicing and income collection processes.
• Identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies whilst supporting the school’s strategic objectives.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial management

Reporting

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Finance qualification (degree or equivalent)

Job description

15 hours per week

FINANCE MANAGER – ref FINANCE26

HAYLANDSPRIMARYSCHOOL, Bettesworth Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO333HA

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.haylands.iow.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Katrina Shaer

Salary: IWCHayScale9A-E, £13,431-£14,622 (actual salary). £35,572-£38,726 (FTE)

Hours: 15 hours per week (flexible to suit candidate), termtime only + 3 weeks during school holidays. Permanent Contract - to start as soon as possible

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and highly motivated Finance Manager to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective financial management of a thriving school community. Reporting directly to the Headteacher, you will lead the day-to-day financial operations of the school, providing strategic financial advice, ensuring compliance with local authority and statutory requirements, and supporting the Senior Leadership team in delivering the very best outcomes for our pupils.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leadingtheschool’sfinancialmanagementsystemsandprocesses
• Setting,monitoringandmanagingtheschoolbudget
• Preparingbudgetforecastsandfinancialreports
• Ensuringcompliancewithfinancialregulations,internalcontrolsandauditrequirements
• Overseeingpurchasing,invoicingandincomecollectionprocesses
• Identifyingopportunitiesforfinancialefficiencieswhilstsupportingtheschool’sstrategicobjectives

About You

• Arecognisedfinancequalificationorsubstantialrelevantexperience
• Provenexperienceofbudgetsetting,financialmanagementandreporting
• Excellentanalytical,organisationalandproblem-solvingskills
• Highlevelsofaccuracy,integrityandattentiontodetail

“At our school, we are READY. We show Respect, strive for Excellence, aim high with Aspiration, and face challenges with Determination. Above all, we believe every day that every child matters, belongs and can succeed”

Visits to the school are welcome; to arrange a visitor for further information, please contact Michelle Gladdis, School Business Manager on 01983 563 372 or e-mail [e-mail].

Haylands Primary School and the Isle of Wight Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. This post is classed as regulated activity and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Closing date:25th November 2026

Interviews: week commencing 30th November 2026 – date tbc

PLEASE NOTE: Not all school staff are employed directly by the Isle of Wight Council, you can ask on application who the employer for this role will be.

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