School Business Manager
Blackfen School for Girls, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 9NU20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours, Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 51,732 - 59,778
Pay scale
- Bexley 18, points 1 - 4
What skills and experience we're looking for
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Relevant professional qualification (e.g., CSBM, DSBM, or equivalent)
- Significant experience in budget management, financial planning, and reporting
- Experience operating within a regulated or complex environment
- A proactive, analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g., CSBM, DSBM or equivalent)
- Knowledge of facilities management and health & safety regulations
What the school offers its staff
- Health Assured - Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Benenden Healthcare
- Free Flu Jabs
- CPD afternoons
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Free parking on all our sites
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
Further information about the job
Blackfen School is a progressive and vibrant learning community that focuses on raising the aspirations and releasing the potential of every young person in our care.
We are seeking an outstanding School Business Manager to join the senior leadership of the School, with a primary focus on financial strategy, sustainability, and performance.
This is a pivotal leadership role for a commercially minded professional who can ensure that financial planning, control, and decision-making directly support the delivery of high-quality education.
Working closely with the Headteacher and Governors, you will take ownership of the school’s financial position—providing clarity, insight, and strategic direction to ensure long-term stability and impact.
In this role you will:
- Lead the development and delivery of robust, sustainable budgets
- Provide clear financial insight to inform strategic decision-making
- Ensure the school achieves maximum value
- Balance financial control with enabling investment in student outcomes
- Lead on matters relating to premises and facilities management
Alongside this, you will oversee all operational services to ensure they support financial and organisational efficiency.
This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that the post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment / selection and probationary stages.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Blackfen School for Girls
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1402 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Blackfen School for Girls website
- Email address
- dta@blackfen.bexley.sch.uk
Blackfen school is an 11-18 non-selective school in the London Borough of Bexley. The school has 1350 students and around 330 of those are in our thriving mixed sixth form. Our school motto is “raising aspirations – releasing potential” which continues to be a key focus for the school.
To us “raising aspirations – releasing potential” is not just about results. We aim to develop our young people as citizens who readily take on responsibility. As a school we know that we have a key role to play in this. We want our young people to develop confidence and self- esteem through a variety of opportunities available to them.
Arranging a visit to Blackfen School for Girls
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dta@blackfen.bexley.sch.uk.
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