School Finance & HR Lead

Queen's Drive Infant School; England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen's Drive Infant School is seeking a Finance and HR Administrator to lead the school’s finance administration and HR processes, ensuring smooth operation across the school.

The successful candidate will have experience in a school office, strong finance and budget management skills, and confidence handling HR tasks including recruitment, contracts, absence monitoring and personnel records, with excellent organisational and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a school or similar office environment.
• Strong finance and budget management skills.
• Experience managing HR administration: recruitment, contracts, absence monitoring, and personnel records.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently whilst contributing to the wider school team.
• Experience using school management systems and financial software (e.g., Arbor/FMS) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Managing school finances including orders, invoices, reconciliations and budget monitoring.
• Supporting the Headteacher and Governors with financial reporting.
• Managing payroll liaison and personnel administration.
• Maintaining confidential staff records and HR documentation.
• Booking and keeping records of building maintenance and servicing, ensuring compliance.
• Overseeing GDPR.

Skills

Finance management

HR administration

Recruitment & contracts

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Independent worker

School management systems

Tools

Arbor

FMS

Job description

Queen's Drive Infant School is seeking a Finance and HR Administrator to lead the school’s finance administration and HR processes, ensuring smooth operation across the school.

The successful candidate will have experience in a school office, strong finance and budget management skills, and confidence handling HR tasks including recruitment, contracts, absence monitoring and personnel records, with excellent organisational and communication abilities.