Finance Manager

Katherine Warington School, Harpenden, AL5 5FH

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  July/September 2026

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  11 February 2026

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: £43,568.00 - £47,910.00 Annually (FTE) Actual for 30 hours a week £33,128-£36,429. Actual for 37 hours a week £40,858-£44,930

Finance Manager job summary

Join our team at KWS!Are you an experienced finance professional looking for a rewarding leadership role in a vibrant and successful educational environment? Katherine Warington School is seeking a proactive Finance Manager to join our friendly, highly-valued support team and lead our financial operations into the future. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a strategic role in our school's success—supporting the School Business Manager on high-level planning while managing a dedicated team. Whether you are looking for full-time or flexible part-time hours (minimum 30 per week) and the benefit of term-time plus four weeks working, we offer a supportive environment with a comprehensive handover to ensure you hit the ground running.Key Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Budgeting: You will support the School Business Manager in developing financial plans aligned with the School Strategic Improvement Plan and oversee budget and forecasting software to ensure data integrity.

• Operational Management: You will maintain effective systems for financial control, manage all income and expenditure (including BACS and online payments), and review school finance policies.

• Reporting & Compliance: Your role involves producing monthly management accounts, VAT returns, and year-end trial balances, while ensuring full compliance with the Academies Trust Handbook and ESFA requirements.

• Payroll & Pensions: You will manage the outsourced payroll service to ensure staff are paid accurately and on time, while handling all associated pension returns and queries.

• Team Leadership: You will lead and manage the Finance team, overseeing recruitment, induction, and performance management for the Assistant Finance Manager, Finance Assistant, and School Trips Co-ordinator.

• Stakeholder Engagement: You will act as a principal point of contact for HMRC and auditors, and attend Trust Board Resources Committee meetings to present financial reports.

  Please see the job description for further details

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Katherine Warington School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1017 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Katherine Warington School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/katherine-warington-school

Katherine Warington School is a new comprehensive, co‐educational and non‐denominational academic secondary school (opened September 19) with 750 students currently (180 in each of years 7, 8, 9 and 10 – these year groups are already oversubscribed). The school will add a
further 180 students in each subsequent year and then open a 250 strong Sixth Form. By 2025 we will have grown to our capacity of 1,150 students. The school was established through the partnership of the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust, which includes the three outstanding
schools in Harpenden: Roundwood Park, St George’s and Sir John Lawes and additional partners: the University of Hertfordshire and Rothamsted Research Centre (a world leading non‐profit agricultural science research centre).

Further details about the school, including our prospectus and virtual tour, can be found on our website: www.kwschool.co.uk

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