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Business Manager
Essex 2020 Scale 9, Point 29 - 33 (£33,486 - £37,568 pro rata)
25 hours per week, term-time plus INSET days plus 2 weeks in the holidays.
(Flexible Working Considered)
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Business Manager to join our expanding team. You will play a key role in the day-to-day financial operations as well as line management of Site Manager, Catering Manager and Finance Team.
Excellent communication skills are required together with finance and business experience. An accountancy qualification is desirable and while school experience would be useful, we welcome applications from applicants with no education experience - comprehensive training and support will be given.
We would like from you:
The ability to work as part of a team, be pro-active, inspiring and above all, an effective communicator.
We can offer you:
Excellent professional development opportunities as part of a growing family of seven schools - see www.seeat.org
Lovely students and expert colleagues in a school that fosters positive relations, good wellbeing, promotes equality and inclusion and celebrates diversity.
Job Description
- To liaise with colleagues within Westcliff High School for Girls and within the South East Essex Academy Trust to support strategic development, share good practice and plan collaborative activities.
- To have business and finance responsibility for Westcliff High School for Girls.
- To monitor financial performance compared to budget and prepare monthly management accounts for the Headteacher and the trustees.
- To prepare the annual budget.
- To oversee the day-to-day financial operations of the school as well as line management of the Site Manager, Catering Manager and Finance team.
- To ensure that the vision and values of the school and the trust are upheld at all times.
Specific qualifications & experience
- Experience in a school would be useful but we welcome applications from applicants with no education experience - comprehensive training will be given..
- NVQ Level 4/relevant accounting qualification desirable.
For further information please visit our website.
Information about the School
Westcliff High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All post-holders working in our schools will be considered to work in Regulated Activity and will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org.