School Business Manager

About this role

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced high-calibre
School Business Manager (SBM) to
provide financial leadership for a highly regarded secondary school in
Rochester. You will have operational
and strategic responsibility for financial management, human resources, estate
management, health and safety, and administrative systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a confidential and professional financial
  service preparing monthly reports, action plans, and accounts to the
  Headteacher and Governors.
• Ensure that all financial reports are completed
  to a high standard for all auditing purposes and for LA/DfE/Gov returns.
• Work
  with external service provider on monthly payroll routines to ensure payments
  are accurate.
• Oversee the Purchase Ledger function ensuring
  all suppliers invoices are paid in a timely manner.
• Manage external lettings, liaising with
  external companies seeking to utilise our facilities. Ensure sales invoices are
  sent and paid in a timely manner.
• Scrutinise
  premises, catering, and ICT budgets to ensure best value practices through
  robust contract and SLA management.
• Provide
  strategic oversight on large capital projects and planned maintenance programmes.

• Proactively
  identify and secure additional income streams, including grant funding
  bids and encouraging facility lettings by the local community.

• Line-manage
  the Premises Manager and team to deliver the required maintenance, health and safety, and security
  of our school buildings, facilities and site.

Person Specification

Essential
Skills

• Excellent
  mathematical/accounting skills with experience as a School Business Manager or
  Senior Finance Lead ideally within a secondary school or multi-academy trust
  (MAT) setting.
• Ability
  to work independently under time pressure, make decisions, and show initiative
  when problem solving.
• Experience
  of managing staff.
• Experience
  of lettings management, risk assessments, etc.
• Knowledge
  of Health and Safety legislation and requirements.
• Experience
  of maintaining accurate and up-to-date administration, reports and records.

• Flexibility, resilience,
  adaptability and commitment to work as part of a team.
• Excellent time
  management and organisational skills.

Desirable
Skills:

• Proficiency
  with school financial and budgeting software and Management Information
  Systems, ideally with FMS, Access Education, and SIMS.

• Experience
  of generating income through letting of facilities.
• Relevant
  managerial and operational qualifications.