Central Finance Manager
Belvedere Junior School, Belvedere, Kent, DA17 6AA2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible pending pre-employment checks
Closing date
6 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 December 2024
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
- £45,510.00 - £54,627.00 Annually (Actual) TPA 20 / NJC 3 -42
Central Finance Manager job summary
*applications from suitable candidates who meet the person specification may be shortlisted and interviewed ahead of the closing date
The Pioneer Academy are looking for a Central Finance Manager to join their growing finance team, this role will cover our four schools in our Bexley Region and you will work as part of a team with a Central School Business Manager. This role is fixed term until Summer 2025, full time, 36 hours per week working Monday to Friday. This is a on-site role working to a timetable with your team to ensure schools have support each day.
For internal applications from existing staff, this role would be as a secondment until Summer term 2025, please send a letter of interest to the recruitment team.
Main Purpose
- Ensuring effective operation of the finance function of the school
- Assisting the Head of Business with all aspects of the development of school finances
- Ensuring the safe receipt and handling of cash and the reconciliation of transactions.
- Co-ordinating and completing administrative routines relating to orders, invoices, cheques, income, payroll and the receipt and distribution of goods and services
The Pioneer Academy is a primary multi academy trust with schools across London and South East England. All our schools, ranging from small infant schools to large primary schools, work collaboratively, sharing resources and expertise. Together we will continue to grow and embed an inclusive culture of high aspirations where a commitment to putting children first is the norm. At The Pioneer Academy, we put children first, pioneering excellence and championing each and every child. All our schools, ranging from small infant schools to large primary schools, work collaboratively, sharing resources and expertise. Find out more about The Pioneer Academy and the location of our schools at: www.thepioneeracademy.co.uk
If you are interested in this vacancy and would like to arrange a discussion with the Finance team, or have a tour, please contact recruitment team on 01689 283121.
At The Pioneer Academy, we take the wellbeing and mental health of our staff seriously which is why we are committed to regular reviews of staff well-being and reducing staff workload. We create bespoke career pathways for every member of staff, identifying and growing talent, with outstanding professional development opportunities at every stage of your career. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme with a range of resources to support wellbeing which is available to all employees and their immediate family members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
What we offer you:
- A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school, the Trust and in the local community.
- High quality development programme with induction programmes for all new staff.
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- Annual conferences with keynote speakers.
- Access to professional coaching.
- A supportive and collaborative working ethos, including support from the Trust’s Central Executive Team and a range of experts, such as specialists in pupil welfare, SEND and behaviour.
- Termly forums to increase collaboration and reduce workload
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling
- Access to discounted wrap around childcare for staff.
- Free academy-wide social events throughout the year.
If you are interested in applying for the post, please see the Job Description/Person Specification. To apply for this vacancy, please complete the application form, completing a full education and employment history since leaving school and indicating how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. You will also be required to complete and return a self-disclosure declaration with your application. Applications should be submitted via My New Term
Only these shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. In line with Keeping children safe in education 2024, online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have an opportunity to address these at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping children safe in education 2024, will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct.
The Pioneer Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our Academy Safeguarding Policy 2024-25 is attached for your information.
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Commitment to safeguarding
Vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct.
The Pioneer Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our school Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded and read on our website.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Belvedere Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 320 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Belvedere Junior School website (opens in new tab)
Belvedere Junior School is a 3 form entry junior school within The Pioneer Academy. Our motto is: Nurture, Inspire, Achieve, which is at the heart of every decision we make. Our recent Ofsted inspection, which graded the school as Good, recognised that 'this is a school serving its community by providing the best opportunities for children'.
The Pioneer Academy is a primary multi academy trust with schools across Bexley, Bromley, Croydon and Kent. All our schools, ranging from small infant schools to large primary schools, work collaboratively, sharing resources and expertise. The Pioneer Academy offers excellent career opportunities, personalised induction, high quality professional training and coaching at every stage of your career, as well as outstanding NQT support. Together we will continue to grow and embed an inclusive culture of high aspirations where a commitment to putting children first is the norm.
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