School Business Manager Ref. TV13726

WMJobs; Walsall; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Lower Farm School is seeking a School Business Manager to provide strategic leadership over budget, finance, HR and premises. The role includes managing admin staff, maintaining financial procedures and ensuring compliance with safeguarding, Ofsted, and data requirements.

The post requires strong organisational and communication skills, experience with HR systems, and a commitment to the school ethos. Contract is permanent, start Jan 2027, 37 hours/week during term time.

Qualifications

• Be reliable and committed
• Broad knowledge of financial and administrative procedures
• Highly organised with effective communication skills
• Stay calm under pressure with strong management skills
• Support school values and ethos
• Work in an organised and methodical manner
• Produce accurate records and reports
• Communicate effectively with a range of audiences
• Identify work priorities and manage own workload
• Show sensitivity and objectivity in dealing with confidential issues

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic vision and leadership to Budget, Finance, Personnel and Premises
• Lead, operate, maintain financial procedures and systems of the school
• Function as line manager for all admin staff
• Ensure recruitment procedures and Single Central Record meet Ofsted requirements
• Lead and maintain Health & Safety and Premises Compliance procedures
• Liaise with external parties re SLAs and external auditors
• Liaise with HR/Payroll provider for school
• Attend Governor meetings
• Oversee data collection and MIS, including termly census production
• Oversee financial management of Extended Schools Facility

Skills

Reliability

Financial management

Administrative procedures

Organisational skills

Communication

Calm under pressure

Management

Data & reports

Confidentiality

Workload management

Job description

37 hrs per week (Term time)

Permanent contract from 1st January 2027

Ideally we would like the successful candidate to start sooner to provide a handover with our current School Business Manager.

Lower Farm School,

ADVERT: School Business Manager

Salary: Grade: 8 SCP: 26-31 (£35,254-£37,612)

37 hrs per week (Term time)

Permanent contract from 1st January 2027

Ideally we would like the successful candidate to start sooner to provide a handover with our current School Business Manager.

Lower Farm Primary is a two form entry school offering places to children from aged 2. There is also an onsite Breakfast & After School Club which is part of our school provision. Lower Farm is a nurturing and continually improving school with a pupil centred focus. This is an opportunity to join our supportive and friendly staff team and play a key role in the school’s continued success.

The successful candidate will

• Be reliable and committed
• Have a broad knowledge of financial and administrative procedures
• Be highly organised with effective communication skills
• Stay calm under pressure with strong management skills
• Support our school values and ethos
• Work in an organised and methodical manner
• Produce accurate records and reports
• Communicate effective with a range of audiences
• Identify work priorities and manage own workload
• Show sensitivity and objectivity in dealing with confidential issues

Purpose

• To give strategic vision and leadership to all aspects of Budget, Finance, Personnel and Premises
• To lead, operate, maintain the financial procedures and systems of the school
• To function as line manager for all admin staff
• Ensure the school is fully prepared to meet Ofsted personnel requirements through correct recruitment procedures and maintenance of Single Central Record
• To lead, operate and maintain procedures and systems of the school for all aspects of Health & Safety, and Premises Compliance
• To liaise with external parties relating to Service Level Agreements and external auditors
• To liaise with school HR/Personnel and Payroll provider
• Be in attendance at Governor meetings
• To oversee correct data collection and MIS within school and termly production of school census
• To oversee financial management of the Extended Schools Facility

Experience

• Budget Monitoring and Account Reconciliation
• Managing a range of clerical and administrative duties
• HR and input of information to HR systems
• Health & Safety legislation and how to manage schools safely

The school is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. The appointment will depend on a successful enhanced DBS clearance, two suitable references and an online search.

Deadline for applications: Friday 25th September at 3:30pm

Interviews: Monday 5th October