School Business Manager

• Have previous School Business Manager / Finance Officer experience
• Have excellent financial management and analytical skills
• Have very good interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral), with the ability to work positively and flexibly in our busy team
• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills
• Have excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan workloads, prioritise tasks, high attention to detail and meet deadlines
• Have excellent IT skills, including a good understanding of ICT systems and software packages
• Demonstrate discretion and confidentiality
• Be able to use their own initiative and be pro-active
• Be resilient, committed, and hard working
• Be patient and nurturing, as well as being able to empathise with the needs of parents
• Build positive relationships with all stakeholders (staff, parents, visitors)
• Have a commitment to safeguarding children
• Be able to support and promote our vision and values

• A strong and ambitious leadership team with a clear sense of strategic direction;
• Supportive, motivated colleagues with a “teamwork” ethic;
• Enthusiastic, well behaved, friendly children with a love of learning;
• A creative and inclusive school with a ‘can do’ ethos where success is recognised;
• An opportunity to be creative, innovate and take risks;
• Supportive parents and governors;
• Opportunities for training to further develop the role as appropriate, including for specific MIS and Finance systems if required

Further details about the role

Hard Federation with Hazelwood Infant School

Commitment to safeguarding

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.