Finance & HR Manager
Stanley Green Infant Academy, Poole, Dorset, BH15 3AA18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Term Time 39 weeks (to include INSET days) plus 15 additional days; 30 hours per week; Working Hours: Our normal office opening hours are 08:30am-16:30pm Mon-Thurs, 08:30am-16:00pm Friday, but we can be flexible on the work pattern to suit the right candidate
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade I SCP28-31 £37,938- £40,476 pro rata (Pay award pending)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated Finance & HR Manager to lead our professional and friendly Admin and Site team. This is a key post maintaining the school’s Budgets and Finance, whilst providing Financial and HR support to the Headteacher and Governing Body.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is an enthusiastic team player with strong business, financial, HR and resource management
- Has experience of preparing budgets, budget monitoring and forecasting the year end outturn
- Holds a relevant Accounting qualification or School Business Management qualification, with membership of a relevant professional body
- Has a flair for operational management and strategic thinking
- Is proactive and forward thinking and will be able to support the school in its continual drive for improvement
- Is able to support the Headteacher and Governing body with financial reporting and attend meetings
- Has experience of working in a school environment
- Has experience of premises management
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Sound school business financial experience and qualifications
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- High levels of self-motivation and organisational skills
- Ability to plan and prioritise a busy workload
- Commitment to high standards of work performance
- Ability to lead, support and motivate a team
- Ability to work well with a team
- Willingness to participate fully in the life of the school
- Creativity and competence in using ICT and other media
- Knowledge of the Academy Trust Handbook
- Proven experience of Payroll and HR processes and compliance
- Secure knowledge of school business systems
- Good knowledge of DfE and HMRC statutory reporting and returns Is an enthusiastic team player with strong business, financial, HR and resource management
We welcome applications from exceptional candidates who will make an effective contribution to our high attaining, popular and forward-thinking Single Academy Trust.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
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A friendly and supportive working environment
A commitment to ongoing continuing professional development
Opportunities for career progression
One wellbeing day per year
Access to free health and wellbeing service
Further details about the role
For further information or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact the Headteacher, Francesca Perry, on 01202 778181.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 9th July 2025.
Commitment to safeguarding
Stars Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check and rigorous safeguarding checks of shortlisted candidates background credentials, including online searches. Searches will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Stanley Green Infant Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stanley Green Infant Academy website
- Email address
- finance@stanleygreen.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01202 778181
Stanley Green Infant Academy is a popular and forward thinking school and nursery that promotes a values-based and inclusive ethos to ensure quality first teaching for all children. It is our mission to promote a lifelong ‘Love for learning, Love for Life’!
Arranging a visit to Stanley Green Infant Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email finance@stanleygreen.co.uk.
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