School Business Manager
Grove Park Primary School, London, W4 3JN17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 October 2025
Closing date
29 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £49,056-£52,194
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
Essential
To be educated to degree level (or equivalent)
Evidence of continuing professional development and keeping abreast with changes to legislation
Desirable
Diploma in School Business Management (DSBM) or a relevant professional qualification in financial management/HR at a minimum of Level 5
Qualification in financial management, accountancy (e.g. AAT) or HR (e.g. CIPD)
Experience
Essential
Experience of working effectively and project managing at a senior level either in education, business or a financial management environment with a track record of project management and delivering strategic goals
Experience of managing large budgets, strategic financial planning and forecasting as well as managing financial monitoring systems
Experience of successfully leading, managing and motivating a team, directing and co-ordinating the work of others
Desirable
Working in a school
To be able to use accounting software SIMS FMS6
Working as a HR practitioner
Understanding of data protection laws
Health & Safety processes or Premises Management
Working with service level agreements
What the school offers its staff
To be part of an outstanding school at the forefront of inspiring and exciting educational developments
Support from an experienced and supportive Headteacher, Leadership Team and Governing Board.
Regular training and continued professional development.
Support and development through an effective appraisal system and regular feedback from monitoring
A great place to develop your career further in a kind, happy and professional environment
A focus on your well-being and professional development
A strong community ethos where the children are kept at the heart of all decision-making
Generous local government pension scheme
Employee assistance programme
Further information about the job
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Grove Park Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 433 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Grove Park Primary School website
- Email address
- info@grovepark.hounslow.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02089947405
Join our amazing team – kind, ambitious, creative and dynamic with a focus on your well-being and professional development!
At Grove Park, ‘outstanding’ is not a moment in time or an ‘end goal’ but is the result of living out our TREE values (Trust, Respect, Empathy and Enthusiasm) every day in all we do and say. There is something very special about our school; it is tangible and precious and rare. Please visit our website – our newsletters celebrate our busy and exciting days here – a reflection of a school community of which we are really proud. We would love for you to visit so that you can see this all for yourself!
If you have a strong desire to become the best teacher you can, to work in a stimulating and high achieving environment with lovely children and highly dedicated and supportive staff, then it would be great to hear from you.
Arranging a visit to Grove Park Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@grovepark.hounslow.sch.uk.
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