School Finance Manager

The Director of Finance is seeking to appoint a Finance Manager with commitment and the highest level of personal integrity who will work with all members of the School community. Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent judgement, outstanding communication and organisational skills and good managerial capabilities. The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills and experience:

Experience

The successful candidate must have a proven and successful background in finance. Experience of working in a School is desirable. The ideal candidate will have the following characteristics:

• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to understand and manage detailed information.
• Be a dynamic, proactive individual able to work in a busy environment, satisfying conflicting requirements in an efficient way.
• Previous payroll experience is essential.
• Experience in using WCBS PASS and iFinance is desirable.
• A practical, systematic and pragmatic approach to work whilst being able to work calmly and efficiently under pressure.
• A high degree of personal integrity; trustworthy and reliable, being able to deal with confidential information on a routine basis in a totally discrete manner.
• Track record of working successfully with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Experience of working with regulations.
• Computer literate and a confident user of IT for communications, financial and management purposes.
• An understanding of the importance of Health and Safety and willingness to embrace the positive Health and Safety ethos within the School.

Qualifications

• Essential to have a good level of education.
• Desirable to be CIMA/ ACCA/ACA or qualified by experience.

Personal Attributes

• A strong understanding of all financial and commercial matters.
• Committed team player with a collegiate and collaborative approach together with an ability and willingness to create a working environment in which staff are empowered to take decisions.
• Good sense of humour and the ability to create a working environment in which people work hard and enjoy being part of the team.
• Personal strength of character through transparency, integrity and fairness. Has a strong sense of personal accountability.
• Ability to lead and line manage a small team which consists of two Accounts Assistants.
• Strong listening and communication skills, both written and oral.

• Personal energy and enthusiasm, with a positive outlook.
• A capacity for strategic thinking but also a strong grasp for detail.

Training

• Training will be given on software packages.
• The successful candidate will be required to complete child protection training online (arranged by the school) where they have not already received training in the past two years.