School Business Manager

St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School; Rochester; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School in Rochester is seeking an experienced School Business Manager to provide financial leadership for a large secondary school. You will oversee financial management, HR, estate management, health and safety, and administrative systems, balancing strategic aims with day-to-day delivery.

You will lead budgeting, reporting to the Headteacher and Governors, manage lettings and contracts, and drive value through efficient procurement and capital projects,

Formación

• Excellent mathematical/accounting skills and experience as a School Business Manager or Senior Finance Lead ideally within a secondary school or multi-academy trust(MAT) setting.
• Ability to work independently under time pressure, make decisions, and show initiative when problem solving.
• Experience of managing staff.
• Experience of lettings management, risk assessments, etc.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and requirements.
• Experience of maintaining accurate and up-to-date administration, reports and records.

Responsabilidades

• Provide a confidential and professional financial service preparing monthly reports, action plans, and accounts to the Headteacher and Governors.
• Ensure that all financial reports are completed to a high standard for all auditing purposes and for LA/DfE/Gov returns.
• Work with external service provider on monthly payroll routines to ensure payments are accurate.
• Oversee the Purchase Ledger function ensuring all suppliers invoices are paid in a timely manner.
• Manage external lettings, liaising with external companies seeking to utilise our facilities. Ensure sales invoices are sent and paid in a timely manner.
• Scrutinise premises, catering, and ICT budgets to ensure best value practices through robust contract and SLA management.
• Provide strategic oversight on large capital projects and planned maintenance programmes.
• Proactively identify and secure additional income streams, including grant funding bids and encouraging facility lettings by the local community.
• Line-manage the Premises Manager and team to deliver the required maintenance, health and safety, and security of our school buildings, facilities and site.

Conocimientos

Mathematical skills

Independent working

Staff management

Lettings management

Health & safety knowledge

Administration

Time management

Team player

Educación

SBM experience in secondary school

Herramientas

FMS

Access Education

SIMS

Descripción del empleo

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced high-calibreSchool Business Manager (SBM) toprovide financial leadership for a highly regarded secondary school inRochester. You will have operationaland strategic responsibility for financial management, human resources, estatemanagement, health and safety, and administrative systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a confidential and professional financialservice preparing monthly reports, action plans, and accounts to theHeadteacher and Governors.
• Ensure that all financial reports are completedto a high standard for all auditing purposes and for LA/DfE/Gov returns.
• Workwith external service provider on monthly payroll routines to ensure paymentsare accurate.
• Oversee the Purchase Ledger function ensuringall suppliers invoices are paid in a timely manner.
• Manage external lettings, liaising withexternal companies seeking to utilise our facilities. Ensure sales invoices aresent and paid in a timely manner.
• Scrutinisepremises, catering, and ICT budgets to ensure best value practices throughrobust contract and SLA management.
• Providestrategic oversight on large capital projects and planned maintenance programmes.

• Proactivelyidentify and secure additional income streams, including grant fundingbids and encouraging facility lettings by the local community.

• Line-managethe Premises Manager and team to deliver the required maintenance, health and safety, and securityof our school buildings, facilities and site.

Person Specification

EssentialSkills

• Excellentmathematical/accounting skills with experience as a School Business Manager orSenior Finance Lead ideally within a secondary school or multi-academy trust(MAT) setting.
• Abilityto work independently under time pressure, make decisions, and show initiativewhen problem solving.
• Experienceof managing staff.
• Experienceof lettings management, risk assessments, etc.
• Knowledgeof Health and Safety legislation and requirements.
• Experienceof maintaining accurate and up-to-date administration, reports and records.

• Flexibility, resilience,adaptability and commitment to work as part of a team.
• Excellent timemanagement and organisational skills.

DesirableSkills:

• Proficiencywith school financial and budgeting software and Management InformationSystems, ideally with FMS, Access Education, and SIMS.

• Experienceof generating income through letting of facilities.
• Relevantmanagerial and operational qualifications.