School Business Manager
Myatt Garden Primary School, London, SE4 1DF18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 January 2027
Closing date
23 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
5 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £ 53,994 - £59,394
Pay scale
- P04-P05
What skills and experience we're looking for
- A relevant professional qualification or degree level academic achievement e.g. in accounting, HR
- Successful leadership and management experience in a school, or in a relevant field outside education
- Significant experience of financial management, including budget preparation, monitoring, forecasting, financial analysis and reporting.
- Experience of leading or managing administrative, operational, premises or support functions.
- Experience of providing financial information, analysis and advice to senior leaders and/or governors to support decision-making.
- Experience of managing premises, estates, facilities or building-related projects.
- Evidence of success in building and forming working relationships across professional and operational boundaries
- Experience of line managing a team
- Working with children or young people
- Presenting confidently to a large audience
- Experience of managing or advising on HR processes, including recruitment, induction, staff records, absence and employment-related matters.
- Sound understanding of school funding, delegated budgets, financial regulations, financial controls and value for money.
- Knowledge of the operational and regulatory requirements affecting schools, including relevant local authority and DfE requirements.
- Sound knowledge of HR administration, safer recruitment, employment processes and maintaining appropriate personnel records.
- Commitment to the values and ethos of our school
- Commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school
- Commitment to equal opportunities and securing good outcomes for pupils with SEN or a disability
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
- Embraces change
- High expectations for self and others
- Highly organised, proactive and able to work independently while recognising when advice, support or escalation is required.
- Demonstrates integrity, discretion and a strong sense of accountability.
What the school offers its staff
Our school is full of enthusiastic and talented teachers and support staff who put the children at the heart of everything they do.
At Myatt Garden we value the wellbeing of all of our staff. It is a key focus that informs the decisions we make.
Come and join our team at Myatt and benefit from:
¨ A stable, supportive and dedicated staff team who are passionate about what they do
¨ Respectful, kind and eager pupils who love learning
¨ An approachable, flexible and compassionate senior leadership team
¨ Opportunities to contribute and have your say in policy making and strategy across the school.
¨ Excellent CPD opportunities and mentoring
¨ Strong commitment to staff wellbeing and mental health
¨ Free tea and coffee in the regularly stocked staff room
¨ Free onsite car park
¨ Whole staff social events
¨ Team spirit and a ‘can do’ culture
Above all, Myatt Garden is an inclusive school that celebrates and embraces our differences. We invite you to come and be your authentic self at our school and to use your unique experiences to enhance the learning of our pupils.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Myatt Garden School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any successful appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.
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 Myatt Garden Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 357 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@myattgarden.lewisham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02086910611
Myatt Garden is a vibrant and creative two-form entry primary school in Brockley. There are 361 children on roll, including our nursery. The school serves a very diverse community with our pupil premium children making up about 25% of our roll and 61% of our pupils belonging to global majority groups.
We place a high value on a broad and balanced curriculum which ensures children are passionate about learning and ready for future challenges. We have a strong shared vision where all our children are encouraged to enjoy and excel at learning and life. We have created a vibrant and enriching learning community where children, staff and families are valued, included and respected, and where all are encouraged to develop and achieve their potential and make a contribution.
We believe in the ability of every child and our mission is to create an environment where children have:
- the learning and social skills to succeed and contribute
- the confidence, enthusiasm and self-belief to achieve, create and participate
- the curiosity and passion to problem-solve, take risks and be ambitious
- and a sense of social responsibility that makes them team players, great friends and active citizens
Arranging a visit to Myatt Garden Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@myattgarden.lewisham.sch.uk.
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