Cluster Finance Manager
Paddington Academy, London, W9 2DR18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 Hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £55,000 - £65,000 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
As the Cluster Finance Manager for two schools within the West London Cluster (Paddington Academy and Holland Park School), the post-holder will be an integral part of the cluster team assisting with the strategic leadership of the Cluster and providing extensive day to day support to Academy-based staff on finance and resources matters.
In particular, the post holder will:
Work with the Senior Executive Business Manager in providing high quality strategic financial planning to ensure that both Academies make the best possible use of their resources and can provide the best outcome for pupils
Work with Academy-based staff on matters relating to finance and resources
Work with the Senior Executive Business Manager to implement systems and procedures, to ensure compliance with United Learning policies
To ensure returns to Head Office are completed accurately and in a timely manner
To work closely with the Senior Executive Business Manager, two Academies within the cluster, United Learning Head Office staff and other external parties
Assist the Senior Executive Business Manager in providing strategic guidance, leadership and management of the Cluster finances
Work on developing, setting and monitoring the annual budgets in conjunction with the individual Academies
Under the direction of the Senior Executive Business Manager, support with financial strategy to help achieve the educational aims and ethos of the Cluster
To ensure the effective implementation and operation of financial controls within each Academy, and ensure these adhere to United Learning policies
To review, forecast and report on monthly management accounts and assist the management accounts with any month end accruals and prepayments, to include balancing recharge account.
To be responsible for the safe keeping of each Academy’s financial records and to ensure that Retention Guidelines are adhered to
To support the cluster academies by training for and carrying out first aid duties as needed
To support the school day and students by carrying out lunch duties as required (a lunch break will still be provided)
The job covers multi sites, it is therefore key that the Cluster Finance Manager can work in a ‘stand-alone’ capacity, with excellent organisational and time management skills. Travel between the schools is required to meet the needs of the role.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and the successful candidate is expected to be flexible and proactive in meeting the needs of each Academy and willingly undertake any further duties required that are commensurate with the role.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and the post holder must be committed to safeguarding the welfare of children.
What the school offers its staff
REWARDS AND BENEFITS
§ 26 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
§ Competitive salary
§ At least eight INSET days per year
§ Enhanced contributory local government pension scheme
§ Enhanced occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family
§ Competitive and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
§ Over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partners Perkbox, including access to wellbeing resources, discounted cinema tickets, holidays and gym memberships, car leasing and Cycle2work schemes
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Paddington Academy
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1259 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Paddington Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- tanya.wilkings@unitedlearning.org.uk
- Phone number
- 07983 178 744
Paddington Academy ensures that every student is well-educated, has the opportunity to attend university, and is able to lead a happy and fulfilled life.
Paddington Academy shares the objective of bringing out 'the best in everyone', enabling each student to become a balanced, happy and articulate person with the intellectual freedom to be creative; confidence to initiate; flexibility to respond to challenge, change and adversity; compassion to serve others; spirit to enjoy life; integrity to be trustworthy; and motivation to have a lifelong love of learning.
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