School Business Manager
Court Lane Infant Academy, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 2PP14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
9 October 2023 at 9am
Date listed
26 July 2023
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - 37 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Trust Payscale - £38,296 - £42,503
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Understanding of current thinking and best practice in business and administration management eg finance, human resources, procurement and admissions enabling implementation of effective systems.
- Good understanding of public sector finance within the academy sector, the school or academy funding framework and statutory regulation
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Evidence of recent
Continual Professional Development (CPD) relevant to this
post
- Qualified AAT or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA, fully qualified accountant, or other relevant qualification or working knowledge of academy financial management
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written form, that can be adapted to the audience enabling strong working relationships to form quickly including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-experts such as accounting principles.
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ICT skills including expertise in the use of MS Excel and use of financial
systems, ideally PS Financials
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Project management
skills that support the timely delivery of projects and completion of
capital works
- Evidence of robust administrative, organisational and prioritisation skills with an analytical and innovative approach to problem solving
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Two years relevant
experience of financial/operations management in a complex environment with
constantly changing priorities
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Collation, analysis,
interpretation, verification and presentation of meaningful data/statistics leading to the creation and development of operational
policies and procedures
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Demonstrable evidence
of leading, managing and inspiring confidence and trust in others, which is
both empowering and motivational, encouraging collaborative working
- Experience of managing difficult and challenging conversations
- Ability to foster
an open, innovative, equitable culture, dealing with difficult decisions or
situations in a timely manner
- Supportive and
inspirational leader that motivates and empowers others to
work collaboratively
- Good attention to detail and accuracy whilst under pressure
-
Pro-active, flexible
and adaptable and able to remain calm and professional under pressure
- Ability for self-reflection and improvement, with a well-developed social intelligence enabling the influencing of key internal and external stakeholders including parents, carers and the wider community
What the school offers its staff
What
We Offer You:-
To your career
- A strong commitment and support for your personal leadership journey
- Opportunities for shared learning and collaboration across the Trust and the wider network
- Extensive professional and personal development opportunities
- To help shape the future of successful and innovative academies.
To be part of something bigger
- A strong and supportive local governing body
- The opportunity to be part of the Academies’ Leadership teams, who are passionate and committed to a shared set of values to make a difference as we drive improvement in a changing world
- A collaborative Trust which inspires innovation and a network of Business Managers that can influence and shape the strategy of the wider Trust.
To make a difference
- To be part of a team that makes a real difference to the life chances of our children and young people
- Contributing to the creation of a culture and environment in which staff feel valued, are inspired and work in buildings which promote and enhance child progress and learning.
Other staff benefits
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- The mental health and wellbeing of staff is of key importance and in addition to professional support we provide an extensive employee assistance provision, including 24/7 telephone helpline and counselling
- Lifestyle health and wellbeing programme
- Employee Discounts platform, saving £££’s on a range of goods and services
- Eyecare Voucher Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme (to be introduced 2023/24)
- Access to an extensive personal development programme
Access to the University’s vast Library resources and to the National College resource
Further details about the role
Full details of the role can be found in the Information Pack that is available on the link below:-
https://www.unicat.org.uk/jobs/find-your-job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.
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Skilled worker visa sponsorship is not available for this job.
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About Court Lane Infant Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 7
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 342 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Court Lane Infant Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- p.matthews@chi.ac.uk
Court Lane Infant School is at the heart of a strong community, located in the north of Portsmouth; a dynamic and vibrant waterfront city with world-class visitor attractions
Arranging a visit to Court Lane Infant Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email p.matthews@chi.ac.uk.
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