School Operations & Finance Manager

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy; Middlewich; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, is seeking an Office Manager to oversee financial operations, the day-to-day office and site team functions, and personnel support services.

The ideal candidate will coordinate payroll processes, manage budgets, and maintain confidential HR matters with professionalism. The role requires strong IT skills, excellent communication with parents, staff, governors, and external stakeholders, and a proactive, adaptable approach to balancing

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and prioritising flow of work in the school office.
• Experience in school finances including managing the purchase ledger, income collection and budget monitoring.
• Strong IT-based management and financial information systems including payroll.
• Working knowledge of HR, with the ability to handle personnel matters effectively and confidentially.
• Excellent people skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with parents, staff, governors, and external stakeholders.
• Proactive and adaptable with strong time management skills to handle multiple responsibilities and learn in education environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations and daily functions of the school office and site team.
• Administer personnel support services to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in school operations.

Skills

Office management

Finance management

IT-based management systems

Payroll

HR knowledge

Communication

Time management

Adaptability

Tools

Payroll systems

Finance software

HR systems

Job description

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, is seeking an Office Manager to oversee financial operations, the day-to-day office and site team functions, and personnel support services.

The ideal candidate will coordinate payroll processes, manage budgets, and maintain confidential HR matters with professionalism. The role requires strong IT skills, excellent communication with parents, staff, governors, and external stakeholders, and a proactive, adaptable approach to balancing