School Finance Manager: Arbor & Budgets

Prospero Teaching; Bushey; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Prospero Teaching is recruiting an experienced School Finance Manager for a permanent post at a specialist secondary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire. This hands-on role requires accurate financial administration, strong safeguarding awareness and confidence using Arbor Finance.

You will join the office team to support budgeting, purchasing, invoicing and record keeping, ensuring timely processing of income and expenditure.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school finance or school business support role with financial responsibilities.
• Familiar with Arbor Finance and school information systems.
• Understanding of purchasing, invoicing, reconciliations and record keeping.
• Proficient in Excel, Word and email usage.
• Able to manage priorities and deadlines.
• Confidentiality and safeguarding awareness.

Responsibilities

• Recording income and expenditure through Arbor Finance.
• Processing purchase orders, supplier invoices and online purchases.
• Reconciling purchasing–card statements and petty cash.
• Helping budget holders resolve queries about orders and available funds.
• Preparing invoices for local–authority–funded provision and resources.
• Following up overdue payments and resolving financial queries.
• Maintaining accounting records in line with retention requirements.
• Supporting reporting and the effective use of school resources.
• Liaising professionally with colleagues, suppliers and external contacts.

Skills

Numeracy

Organisational skills

Communication

Discretion and safeguarding

Tools

Arbor Finance

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Databases

Job description

Prospero Teaching is recruiting an experienced School Finance Manager for a permanent post at a specialist secondary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire. This hands-on role requires accurate financial administration, strong safeguarding awareness and confidence using Arbor Finance.

You will join the office team to support budgeting, purchasing, invoicing and record keeping, ensuring timely processing of income and expenditure.