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TRUST BUSINESS MANAGER

Responsible to: Director of Finance and Operations

Grade/Salary: LGPS Scale 11 to 12, Points 38 to 48, including Fringe

Actual salary: £41,091 to £52,244 depending on experience

Hours: Full time 37 hours per week, term time plus 5 weeks holiday working. Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm, Friday 8am to 3.30pm

Location:The role is based at The Bromfords School. The successful candidate may be required to work across all locations within the MAT, as required.

Date Required:1 September 2022 or by arrangement

Closing Date:Thursday 9th June 2022 at 12.00pm

Interview Date:Thursday 16th June 2022

We are looking to appoint a Trust Business Manager to have business and finance responsibility for The Bromfords School. You will be highly organised, pro-active, and innovative individual to take on a varied, challenging and stimulating role.

You will be responsible for monitoring financial performance compared to budget and prepare monthly management accounts for the Headteacher and the trustees and prepare the annual budget. You will oversee the day-to-day financial operations of the school as well as line management of the Facilities Manager, Catering Manager, Finance team and Admin Manager.

To be considered for the role, you will be able to demonstrate:

· the ability to provide strategic support to the Headteacher and Governing Body

· the ability to provide professional leadership and management

· have current knowledge and experience of working in finance and managing budgets, ideally within education

· be very organized, approachable and able to work under pressure and have excellent people skills

· experience of excel

· be self-motivated, hardworking, flexible and able to build constructive, positive relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders

· have a calm, professional manner, always maintaining discretion and able to handle difficult situations professionally and sensitively

Previous experience of IT systems ideally Edupay, PSF, BPS and SIMS package would be a distinct advantage. The successful candidate will ideally hold financial professional qualification such as ACCA, AAT (or be working towards)

Applying:

· Please complete the application form in full and provide a supporting letter of application, this should not be any more than 1 side of A4. Please be advised that we do not accept CVs as a form of application.

· Due to the volume of applications, it is not standard practice to offer feedback.

· The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Employment is subject to satisfactory medical checks, enhanced DBS clearance and suitable references.

· We will endeavour to request references ahead of interview.

Information about the School

Our school is making rapid progress since its inspection in November 2022. A recent review by the Local Authority commented on the ‘sea change’ noted in students’ behaviour and the culture and ethos of the school. Our 2023 outcomes were the best set of Key Stage 4 results achieved by Year 11 students since 2016. Our Year 7 intake continues to be oversubscribed, with a waiting list.

Our school is a strong, caring community underpinned by our three core values of achieve, enrich and prepare. Our school’s culture is focused on the principles of high expectations and aspirations for all members of our community; actions and conversations, however difficult, are always underpinned by kindness; that we communicate and share success; that we value each other’s views and opinions; decisions are evidence based and student centred.

Our Governing body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be offered a position subject to full pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory medical checks and 2 satisfactory references.

About the Trust

We are a successful Multi Academy Trust based in the South-East of Essex and currently manage four local secondary schools. Each school within our Trust is a place where we believe in the power of education to transform lives.

Our philosophy is centred around the belief that schools can achieve better educational outcomes for students by working together as a collective entity. The Compass Trust is founded on the principles of collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity, with the aim of providing a supportive and nurturing environment that enables schools to flourish and students to succeed.

Additional Benefits

As a valued member of our team, you will be entitled to the following benefits (*Subject to eligibility criteria)

• Employer Pension Contribution • Access to the “Cycle to Work” scheme • Eye test vouchers in partnership with Specsavers • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (includes confidential counselling and online discounts) • Virtual GP Access - including minors 16 and under • Annual onsite flu vaccination programme • Free tea and coffee provided daily and cake on Fridays • Discounted Tastecard subscription • A Wellbeing week every half term (this includes no afterschool meetings)

We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and to experience our school at first hand. If you would like to do this, please contact Ann Pullin, PA to the Headteacher on 01268 627848 or via email to recruitment@bromfords.essex.sch.uk

We may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.