School Bursar - Marsh Infant and Nursery School

Buckinghamshire Council; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Marsh Infant and Nursery School is seeking a School Bursar to manage financial operations. This part-time role includes budget preparation and monitoring, requiring financial experience and proficiency in spreadsheets. Training will be provided, making it suitable for enthusiastic candidates ready to engage in a varied, busy environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a finance role, producing and managing budgets.
• Experience of working with spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Day to day management of school’s finances, including budget planning and monitoring.
• Preparing financial reports as required by Head teacher and Governing Body.

Skills

Financial management

Spreadsheet proficiency

Job description

School Bursar - Marsh Infant and Nursery School

Location: High Wycombe

The role is for 38 weeks per year, approximately 10 hours per week, although overtime will be offered during busy times of the year.

We are looking for someone with financial experience/financial background, however full training will be given.

You will need to be enthusiastic, a team player and be prepared to work in a busy and varied role.

Term time only: Yes

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 10 per week with the option of overtime being paid during busy times of the year.

Interviews to be held: 14/07/2025

About us

Marsh School is a happy school at the heart of the community welcoming new members with open arms. We are a Rights Respecting School so everything we do is in the best interests of the children. We want to provide the best quality early education for the whole child, working together with parents and carers to prepare them for their future lives. We want our children to flourish in all aspects of their lives within a safe atmosphere of mutual support and trust.

• To be a member of the front of house team for the school providing a professional welcome for anyone who comes to the school in line with the school ethos.
• Day to day management of school’s finances, including the school fund, DCFG, trip money and other external funding in line with the current financial policies
• Forward budget planning including preparation of annual forecasts and budgets, in consultation with the head teacher.
• Budget monitoring on a monthly basis, reconciliation between FMS & SAP.
• Preparing financial reports as required by Head teacher, Governing Body and other budget holders; attending meetings of Governing Body, as required, to present reports on financial matters.
• Monitoring of all income and expenditure relating to internal budgets; keeping budget holders informed of their balances and committed expenditure. To act as budget holder as appropriate at the discretion of the head teacher

Please see job description attached for further information.

About you

Experience

• Experience of working in a finance role including experience of producing and managing budgets
• Experience of working with spreadsheets

Please see person specification attached for further information.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

The successful candidate will be expected to declare all previous offences and to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.