
Federation Finance Operations Manager
Stoke Hill Junior School, Exeter, Devon, EX4 7DPThis job expired on 17 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024 or as soon as possible
Closing date
17 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours over 40 weeks a year with the option to work 0.8 part time option will be considered.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,024
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job/Person Summary
We currently have a vacancy for a Federation Finance Operations Manager to join our vibrant and inclusive Federation. This role is a crucial leadership role at the heart of our Federation. You will lead our brilliant admin team, work alongside our Executive Headteacher to manage the Federation budget and support the leadership team with financial insight and operational strategy.
You do not need experience of working in schools, however this would be an advantage, but you must have relevant financial and team management / leadership experience. You must be proactive, positive and be a person who can thrive in a busy and inclusive workplace.
Person Specification
Please apply if you are…
- A good communicator who can relate well to all school stakeholders including School Governors
- Well organised with high standards and excellent attention to detail
- Enthusiastic, positive, friendly, reliable, discreet, honest and hard-working
- Able to create and improve systems and processes across our organisation
- Able to manage and prioritise a varied workload and deliver to tight deadlines
- Committed to ensuring equality standards
- Committed to improving yourself through reflection and training
Main Duties
- Support the Executive Headteacher in their non-teaching responsibilities related to Federation leadership, administration and management.
- Prepare an annual budget for approval by the Executive Headteacher, Governing Body and Local Authority
- Identifying any causes (or potential causes) of significant variances to the budget and to recommend prompt corrective action, to ensure financial goals, targets and budgets are met.
- Provide a broad authoritative knowledge and extensive practical experience of similar finance and/or office administration background, using this experience to influence decisions and communicate effectively to the school leadership team and governing body.
- Take overall responsibility for providing recommendations/guidance on a range of HR issues, such as managing absence, working conditions, and long service entitlement
- Work alongside the Federation Premises Operations Manager to oversee the external contractual arrangements for cleaning
What the school offers its staff
Stoke Hill Federation is a thriving, popular and busy Federation that operates across two schools, our Infant School and our Junior School.
Stoke Hill Vision:
“We work together to make Stoke Hill a great place to learn, work and play”
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow full safer recruitment procedures, and this role requires an enhanced DBS disclosure. Please note shortlisted candidates are required to complete a disclosure form and we will seek references at this stage. Our safeguarding and child protection policy is available on our website.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
About Stoke Hill Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 350 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Stoke Hill Junior School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- melissa.barton@stokehill.devon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01392 667830
We are a happy, busy federation with a vibrant multicultural dimension and inspiring outdoor environments. Our children are delightful, full of fun and with so much potential. Our staff are a great team of people who work together to support one another to achieve the very best for the children.
Arranging a visit to Stoke Hill Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email melissa.barton@stokehill.devon.sch.uk.
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