School Finance Manager

Poole High School; Poole; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Poole High School is seeking an outstanding financial leader to ensure resource planning supports the school's excellence strategy, oversee the financial operations, manage the budget, and prepare financial reports with compliance to regulations.

You will play a vital role in supporting the school's educational mission through efficient financial management, and you will align with Twynham Learning values: Aim high, Keep improving, Don't leave anyone behind, See the bigger picture.

Qualifications

• strong accounting ability and preferably experience within school finance.
• a relevant qualification or equivalent experience in financial management within an educational setting.
• excellent skills in IT packages and strong knowledge of financial software and systems.
• knowledge of relevant financial regulations and compliance requirements.
• excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial resource planning supports Poole High School’s excellence strategy.
• Oversee the financial operations of Poole High School.
• Manage the budget ensuring financial efficiencies, preparing financial reports, and ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations.
• Play a key part in supporting the school's educational mission by ensuring efficient and responsible financial management.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with safeguarding policies.

Skills

Strong accounting ability

Experience within school finance

Excellent IT skills

Knowledge of financial regulations

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Education

Relevant qualification in financial management or equivalent experience

Tools

Financial software and systems

Job description

We are looking for an outstanding individual whowill relish the opportunity to:

• ensure the financial resource planning is in place to supportPoole High School’s excellence strategy.
• oversee the financial operations of Poole High School.
• manage the budget ensuring financial efficiencies, preparingfinancial reports, and ensure compliance with all relevant financialregulations.
• play a key part in supporting the school's educational mission byensuring efficient and responsible financial management.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children andyoung people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have strong accounting ability and preferably experiencewithin school finance
• A relevant qualification orequivalent experience in financial management within an educational setting.
• Excellent skills in a rangeof IT packages and strong knowledge of financial software and systems.
• Knowledge of relevantfinancial regulations and compliance requirements.
• Excellent analytical andproblem-solving skills.

Youwill also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

• Aimhigh
• Keepimproving
• Don'tleave anyone behind
• Seethe bigger picture