Senior Finance Officer – High-Achieving School – Birmingham

Marchant Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Finance Officer for a well-established secondary school in Birmingham. The role encompasses managing daily financial operations, preparing reports, and directly supporting budget holders to ensure compliance with audit standards. The successful candidate will work closely with the School Business Manager and contribute to high-level financial strategies while supporting the school's ambitions for growth and improvement. Competitive salary based on the higher support staff scale is offered.

Benefits

Extensive CPD opportunities

Involvement in financial strategy

Qualifications

• Experience in financial processing and systems management.
• Ability to create and manage monthly reports.
• Strong knowledge of audit compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily financial operations for the school.
• Support budget holders with financial information.
• Ensure compliance with audit and financial regulations.

Skills

IT Audit

Accountancy

Events

Contract

Land Survey

Job description

• Senior Finance Officer required January 2026
• Good mixed secondary school based in Birmingham
• Senior Finance Officer to manage daily operations and provide strategic support

Our Client requires a Senior Finance Officer to work within a well-established and successful secondary school in Birmingham. The successful candidate will oversee financial processing supervise finance assistants prepare monthly reports support budget holders and ensure compliance with audit requirements.

School Information

This 1118 school educates approximately 1300 students and is widely recognised for its strong academic profile established leadership and excellent organisational systems. The finance team is integral to the schools smooth running particularly as the school continues to invest in new facilities digital learning resources and curriculum expansion. Strong financial monitoring is key to maintaining stability and long-term planning.

Staff describe the school environment as respectful well-structured and development-focused. The Senior Finance Officer works closely with the School Business Manager and SLT contributing to trust financial reports and leading on improvements to systems and processes. The school provides extensive CPD and opportunities for involvement in high-level financial strategy.

Salary

Paid to higher support staff scale

Application

To be considered for this Senior Finance Officer position please forward a CV as soon as possible.

Key Skills

Events,IT Audit,Land Survey,Accountancy,Contract

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1