This job expired on 5 July 2021
Expected start date
1 September 2021
Application deadline
5 July 2021 at 8:00am
Date listed
21 June 2021
Job details
- Job role
- Leadership
- Working pattern
- Full-time
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Salary
- Salary: £31,346 - £37,890
Job summary
Finance Manager
From September 2021
Salary: £31,346 - £37,890
Cheney School is a popular, high-performing school located in the heart of Oxford serving a diverse community of students who are eager to learn and to be challenged. For more information about the school and a welcome message from the Headteacher please see: Head's Welcome
We are committed to continuous professional development and have wide-ranging training and development opportunities. We are also mindful of the competing demands people face in their lives so are happy to consider part-time applications.
We are looking for a Finance Manager to provide high level financial leadership and professional financial management for the school and administering payroll. The post holder will be expected to deliver comprehensive financial planning, and to put in place robust financial systems and controls to ensure financial efficiency and value for money.
The role will involve:
- Assisting the governors, headteacher and senior leadership team (SLT) in formulating aims and objectives of the school and in establishing the policies, systems and procedures through which they shall be achieved, including development of resource plans as required.
- Advising on compliance with legislation and guidance, for example, charity legislations, HMRC, Department for Education.
- The line management the finance team.
- Supporting and encouraging the school’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures.
- Ensuring the impact of financial strategy and management directly impacts on educational outcomes for students.
The role, based on full-time hours, is for 37 hours per week. There is the option of working term-time only (with some additional days as agreed). The salary for the role on a 52-week basis is £31,346 - £37,890 per annum (based on Grade 10/11) depending on experience. Based on term-time only, the pro rata salary would be £26,619 - £32,176 per annum (depending on number of additional days worked).
How to Apply:
Please complete our online application form at: application form
Please note: to ensure we conduct a fair shortlisting process we are no longer providing any personal information, including the names and gender of applicants, to short-listing panels.
If you have any questions about the application form or the recruitment process do not hesitate to contact us at: vacancies@cheney.oxon.sch.uk
The Community Schools Alliance Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check before taking up the post, along with pre-employment safeguarding checks.
Closing date: Monday, 5 July, at 8:00 a.m.
Interview: W/c Monday, 5 July
School overview
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1581 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Cheney School website (opens in new tab)
- Contact email
- vacancies@cheney.oxon.sch.uk
About Cheney School
Cheney School is a popular, high-performing school located in the heart of Oxford serving a diverse community of students who are eager to learn and to be challenged. The school is part of the Community Schools Alliance Trust - a small MAT with one secondary school, and two secondary schools - the most recent of which opened in September 2020. The Trust’s common vision is to improve every learner’s life chances. We are committed to continuous professional development and have wide-ranging training and development opportunities. We are also mindful of the competing demands people face in their lives so are happy to consider part-time applications.
School location
Cheney Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7QHGet a job alert for when similar jobs are listed