Finance Manager
Saffron Valley Collegiate, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1QH18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
1 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £42,771.00 - £45,750.00 Annually (FTE)
Finance Manager job summary
What we’re looking for:
We are looking for a Finance Manager to lead and manage the school’s financial operations, ensuring compliance with the Academies Financial Handbook and Trust financial regulations. The role will oversee budgeting, financial reporting, payroll, and day-to-day financial management while providing clear, accurate financial information to senior leaders. You will ensure strong financial controls, effective use of resources, and value for money across the school. The post also involves close collaboration with the Trust finance team, auditors, and external suppliers.
The ideal candidate will have:
The ideal candidate will hold a relevant accounting qualification (CIPFA or AAT Level 3/4) and have significant senior-level financial management experience, ideally within education or the public sector. They will be highly analytical, confident in using Excel and finance systems, and able to present complex financial information clearly. Strong leadership skills, experience of managing staff, and the ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders are essential. The candidate will be proactive, resilient under pressure, and committed to safeguarding and the values of the Trust.
Location:
This is based at Saffron Valley Collegiate East, Selsdon Park Rd, South Croydon CR2 8JQ. Please note that all SVC staff can be deployed across the collegiate to meet the needs of our pupils.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to join a team committed to working with some of the most vulnerable school children in Croydon. You could make a life-changing difference to a young person.
The staff at Saffron Valley are dedicated to removing the barriers to learning for our vulnerable children. This is an opportunity to join our team.
If you are ready to translate high expectations and quality support for learning for some of the most vulnerable schoolchildren in Croydon into daily practice, this could be your next career move.
Benefits
The School and Trust can offer you:
An organisation with a clear moral purpose to change young people’s lives.
The opportunity to work with a dedicated passionate team of professionals.
Access to our 24/7 employee assistance scheme.
Generous pension scheme.
Term-time hours and flexible working.
Additional paid week leave in October for wellbeing purposes.
Five Year Service award for Support Staff.
Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme.
Eye care reimbursement.
Eligibility to discount schemes such as Blue Light.
A commitment to support you, in developing new skills through a wide range of professional development opportunities and experiences.
Safeguarding Statement:
Saffron Valley collegiate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a Declaration of Offences form to confirm their criminal record or other information that may make them unsuitable to work with children. It is an offence for an individual with certain criminal convictions to attempt to engage in regulated activity (working with children).
This appointment is subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, teaching prohibited checks (if applicable), Section 128 check (if applicable), ID and right to work check, medical screening and confirmation of qualifications and references. We will conduct online searches on shortlisted candidates for information that is publicly available.
Copies of Saffron Valley Collegiate/ Alternative Learning Trust’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on the
https://www.saffronvalleycollegiate.co.uk/ https://www.alternativelearningtrust.org.uk
All who work within are committed to the celebration of diversity, and the challenging of disadvantage and discrimination, in all its forms.
Please note that CV or AI generated application will not be accepted.
Further information about the job
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
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.
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- School type
- Academies, ages 4 to 16
- School size
- 79 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Saffron Valley Collegiate website
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