Finance Manager
Charters School, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9QY20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,709.00 - £41,556.00 Annually (Actual) Scale M7
Finance Manager job summary
We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Finance Manager to join our busy Finance Team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the financial health of the school and ensuring compliance with all financial regulations. This role requires a deep understanding of financial management, budgeting, and accounting principles, as well as the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including school administrators, teachers, parents, and external auditors. The role also involves reviewing monthly payroll files processed by our external payroll provider.
The successful candidate will:
Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in financial management.
Be highly numerate and literate, proficient with financial software and Microsoft Excel.
Have a strong knowledge of financial regulations and accounting principles.
Possess relevant qualifications e.g. AAT, ACA, ACCA, CMA, CIMA.
Have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Be self-motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking and flexible in their approach.
Hours: Between 28 and 37 hours per week, term time plus 3 weeks (41 working weeks)
Salary:Scale MG7 - FTE £41,577 to £45,522; actual salary £28,709 to £41,556 depending on experience and hours worked
Closing date: 9 am Tuesday 22 April 2025
We offer a competitive salary, access to a contributory local government pension scheme and other staff benefits. Colleagues benefit from a commitment to staff well-being and are provided with several schemes to support them maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. We have a priority admission policy for children of staff working at the school.
Please see Charters School website for copies of the Job Accountabilities and Person Specification
Applications can be made directly on the Charters School Website - www.chartersschool.org.uk
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 are not accepted.
About Charters School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1713 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Charters School website
Charters School is a very heavily over-subscribed 11-18 Comprehensive Academy School with 1720 students on roll (including 400+ in the Sixth Form) located in Sunningdale. It has been graded an “outstanding” school on two successive occasions and is a dynamic, high-achieving secondary school where students are polite, motivated to succeed and enjoy their education.
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