Strategic School Operations & Finance Leader

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Reigate; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd is seeking a School Business Manager to join our school as early as possible. The SBM will sit on the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for the smooth, efficient and economical running of finance, HR, facilities, health and safety, catering and support services to deliver safe, compliant operations within budget.

The successful candidate will lead budget planning, monitoring and development plans, working autonomously while collaborating with senior staff to

Qualifications

• Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards for education
• Knowledge of current inspection frameworks used by regulatory and statutory bodies
• Safeguarding and legislative procedures when working with children and young people
• Management and knowledge of EBITDA, financial systems, processes and budget preparation
• Excellent communication skills with a range of internal and external people, verbally and in writing
• Knowledge and experience of recruitment, human resources and employee relations
• Ability to form and promote positive relationships with and between young people, employees, parents and representatives of outside agencies
• Ability to define high, appropriate and attainable standards, and achieve them
• Effective team leadership and management
• Ability to assess situations accurately, resolve problems effectively and take decisions
• Previous School Business Manager experience preferred
• A keen willingness to learn and an enthusiasm to be involved in all aspects of school life
• A supportive, approachable, flexible and solution focused mindset
• Previous experience of working in a similar setting is advantageous but not a requirement. You must, though be dedicated to understanding and learning about Autism and a range of special education needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage delegated budgets and resources with autonomy and accountability
• Create, implement, monitor and evaluate development plans for continual improvement
• Contribute to the overall aims of the team and school as required

Skills

Budget management

Regulatory knowledge

Safeguarding

Financial systems

Budget preparation

Communication skills

HR & recruitment

Employee relations

Team leadership

Decision making

Autism awareness

Autonomous working

Learning mindset

Job description

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd is seeking a School Business Manager to join our school as early as possible. The SBM will sit on the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for the smooth, efficient and economical running of finance, HR, facilities, health and safety, catering and support services to deliver safe, compliant operations within budget.

The successful candidate will lead budget planning, monitoring and development plans, working autonomously while collaborating with senior staff to