Academy Business Director
Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
December 2025/January 2026
Closing date
24 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £59,656.00 - £74,638.00 Annually (FTE)
Academy Business Director job summary
Role: Academy Business Director
Salary: Bucks Pay Range 10-11 ISN 51-60 £59,656-74,638 Pro Rata
Contract Type: 3 MonthFixed Term Contract
Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week - Monday-Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm & Friday 8.30am-4.00pm
Start Date: December 2025/January 2026
About the Role
We are seeking a strategic, dynamic, and highly skilled Academy Business Director to join our Senior Leadership Team on a fixed-term basis. This is a pivotal role, leading on finance and resource management to ensure the smooth and compliant operation of our academy.
As the leading finance and resources professional, you will work in close partnership with the Headteacher and Governing Body, providing expert guidance and innovative solutions to help achieve the academy’s vision and strategic priorities. You will oversee financial planning, budgeting, and reporting, while driving efficiency, sustainability, and value across all operational areas.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a forward-thinking academy with a strong ethos, ambition, and sense of community
- Work collaboratively with passionate educators and leaders dedicated to improving outcomes for every learner
- Influence strategic decisions and lead on key operational initiatives
- Make a meaningful, high-impact contribution in a short-term senior leadership role
About You
You will bring:
- Proven experience in strategic financial management, ideally within an education or public sector setting
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire confidence and build effective relationships
- A proactive and solutions-focused approach to managing complex operational challenges
- Relevant financial qualifications (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or equivalent professional experience
If you are a results-driven leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can deliver tangible impact in a short timeframe, we would love to hear from you.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Alfriston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 164 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Alfriston School website
Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.
Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.
We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.
WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.
Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.
Alfriston School also offers staff:
• A friendly working environment
• Supportive and caring colleagues
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Onsite parking
• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
• Discount on hire of selected school facilities
• Close to local amenities
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