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Part Time Finance Manager

Salary - Band 6- Point 23 to 32 (CCT Thurrock Academies Pay Scales). Actual Salary range: £14586.88 - £18305.28

20 hours per week; there is flexibility around working hours/days e.g. 10am-2pm for 5 days a week or 9.30-2.30pm 4 days a week etc.

A permanent position working term time plus 2 additional weeks spanning across the school holidays.

Location: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Stanford le Hope, Essex

This is a great opportunity for an individual who has a strong background in finance who will oversee financial arrangements and control and will assist the Headteacher in budget reviews, projections, setting and monitoring.

The primary responsibilities and requirements for this role are as those listed on the accompanying Job Description but include:

· Advising the Executive Headteacher/LGC/SLT on general financial policy and planning

· Co-ordination of annual budget of income and expenditure for the academy

· Monitoring the annual budget and presenting management reports to the Executive Headteacher/LGC/SLT/Trust Board, attending relevant meetings as requested and working in collaboration with the Central Team

· Preparation, of long-term assessments of the future financial performance of the academy

· Preparation of financial appraisals for projects, as required and working in collaboration with the Central Team

· Responsibility for the accurate completion and validity of payroll returns for the payment of all salaries and wages including PAYE, NIC and Superannuation.

· Keeping the academy account and preparing income and expenditure reports in accordance with DCSF financial regulations and preparation of accounts for submission to the Trust Board

The successful candidate should be / have:

· Experience in financial management and budgeting

· Working knowledge of appropriate academy's financial policies and procedures

· Someone with a can do and flexible attitude

· Professional and reliable

· Willing to work collaboratively with others and work autonomously

· Ability to complete complex returns, write complex letters and reports

· Understanding and compliant of the procedures and legislation relating to confidentiality

The academy and The Christus Catholic Trust will offer:

· A dynamic and collaborative team of professionals across the academy and Trust, who work together and are committed to creating an ethos of mutual support whilst providing an effective Catholic education for the children in our communities.

· A package of training and support bespoke to the individual.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and The Christus Catholic Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

For an application pack please contact Mrs Julie Staples Tel: 01375 672217. A completed application form and all other related documents should be sent by email to: email:admin@stjosephsprimary.thurrock.sch.uk. Visitors are welcome to come and visit the school, please call Mrs Staples to arrange an appointment.

Information about the School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a popular, friendly school which primarily serves the Catholic community of Stanford-le-Hope. Each and every child is cherished and expected to achieve their very best. We deliver our mission statement by enabling our pupils and the wider community to be “inspired by Christ, work together to achieve our best” and in doing so, learn to love one another, and develop a love of learning in the process.

We are on an exciting, rapid journey of growth and development whilst preserving our Catholic ethos and living our core Gospel values. We are a vibrant Catholic school which enjoys a rich partnership with the parish of Our Lady and St. Joseph and the wider community. We enjoy wonderful support from our parents in providing an environment where our children thrive.

We promote a rich curriculum with a strong emphasis physical and mental wellbeing as well as utilising our outdoor learning resources.   We serve our community by providing a welcoming, supportive and caring environment where children thrive academically and socially and where the stimulating, aspirational learning ethos reflects high expectations.

At the heart of our vision is that “everybody thrives” and wish others with the same mindset to join us