Finance Manager

Saffron Valley Collegiate, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1QH

4 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
11 March 2026

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time: Full time, 52 weeks, 36 hours Monday to Friday
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: NJC PO2 (scale points 29 to 32) FTE £42,771 - £45,750

What skills and experience we're looking for

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.

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.

What the school offers its staff

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.
A commitment to support you, in developing new skills through a wide range of professional development opportunities and experiences.
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.
Ongoing professional development opportunities through the apprenticeship programs

Flexible working opportunities

flexibility may be considered for the right candidate including the possibility of partial remote working.

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.