Finance Manager
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Finance Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring our School is financially stable, enabling us to deliver educational excellence to our students. They will be instrumental in ensuring the accurate and timely flow of financial information into and out of the School, liaising closely the Trust’s central finance team.
The successful candidate will be experienced in a financial role and used to operating within a fast-paced environment. They will have excellent organisational, communication and IT skills.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Excited by their role and inspired by working with colleagues and students for the benefit of the school
- Works within the positive and innovative ethos of our school, modelling our values and aspirations
- Thrives in an environment that can be demanding but is also hugely rewarding
- Displays passion and enthusiasm, striving for the best in all you do
- Has a keen eye for detail
- Is able to respond to rapid change
In return, we can offer a friendly, stimulating work environment where you will be supported by an outstanding Senior Leadership Team and wider Trust colleagues.
This post is advertised as an all year round post but flexibility may be considered.
What the school offers its staff
Following the promotion of the current post-holder, we invite applications for the role of Finance Manager.
Ralph Allen School is a thriving and inclusive community on the south side of Bath, known for its academic excellence, strong values of respect, integrity, and resilience, and proud membership in the Palladian Academy Trust.We are the school of choice locally with a waiting list in each year group.As a school community, we work hard and go the extra mile for our student body, who in return are warm, welcoming, and well-motivated. Our last Ofsted inspection was in 2023, and the school was graded as ‘Good’. You can use our website to find out more about what we do and why we do it.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.