School Business Manager

Meryfield Primary School, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4PA

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2025 (or as soon as possible after)

• Closing date

  13 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,938.00 - £45,718.00 Annually (Actual) pro-rata (term time + 2 weeks)

School Business Manager job summary

Here at Meryfield School we are seeking to appoint a friendly, professional and dedicated School Business Manager to work as part of the Senior Leadership Team to lead on finance, HR, Health and Safety, compliance and administration to ensure efficiency and best value. The role is varied and the successful candidate will need to be someone who can juggle multiple priorities and work well under pressure.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a supportive and friendly team. If you feel that you can offer Meryfield the following, then we would love to hear from you:

1. A proven track record of business management in a school
2. The ability to effectively lead a team
3. Secure knowledge and experience to analyse financial data, balance budgets and report findings to the Headteacher and Governing Body
4. Able to deal with complex situations under pressure and multi-task
5. Excellent IT skills including proficiency in financial management information systems
6. Be highly organised, able to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
7. A team player with excellent interpersonal skills and a sense of humour
8. The ability to communicate effectively with pupils, parents, staff and governors and promote our ethos and values to all visitors.

Being part of the Agora Learning Partnership allows access to various services including the Legal and General Health and Wellbeing Platform. This allows access to useful tools to help maintain physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing. It allows access to shopping offers and discounts, a confidential help line and a digital gym with weekly live and on-demand classes.

Please see our SBM duties and responsibilities document and person specification for further details about the role.

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.

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About Meryfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 432 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Meryfield Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meryfield-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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