School Finance Manager

Poole High School, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BW

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  25 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week 8.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday With a 35-minute unpaid lunchbreak 4 days a week and a 40-minute lunch break 1 day a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Support staff salary points 24 – 29 £36,581 to £41,177

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

• ensure the financial resource planning is in place to support Poole High School’s excellence strategy.
• oversee the financial operations of Poole High School.
• manage the budget ensuring financial efficiencies, preparing financial reports, and ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations.
• play a key part in supporting the school's educational mission by ensuring efficient and responsible financial management.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have strong accounting ability and preferably experience within school finance
• A relevant qualification or equivalent experience in financial management within an educational setting.
• Excellent skills in a range of IT packages and strong knowledge of financial software and systems.
• Knowledge of relevant financial regulations and compliance requirements.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

• Aim high
• Keep improving
• Don’t leave anyone behind
• See the bigger picture

What the school offers its staff

• A welcoming, supportive, professional and respected team of colleagues
• 22 days’ holiday leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
• A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
• Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
• Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
• Free on-site parking
• The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

School Finance Manager Job Description (PHS).pdf - 120 KB (opens in new tab)

School Finance Manager Advert (Sep 26).pdf - 150 KB (opens in new tab)

About Poole High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1891 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Poole High School website
• Email address: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/poole-high-school-poole

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