School Finance Manager

Poole High School, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BW

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 February 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
• Full-time equivalent salary: £35,412 to £39,862 (FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the Post

We are delighted to be recruiting for a dedicated and motivated School Finance Manager to join our busy, professional and friendly finance department at Poole High School. This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented and ambitious colleague.

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
• 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 Advert (Feb 26).pdf - 144 KB (opens in new tab)

School Finance Manager Job Description (PHS).pdf - 181 KB (opens in new tab)

About Poole High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1875 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Poole High School website
• Email address: n.steele@poolehigh.poole.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01202 662015
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/poole-high-school-poole

Arranging a visit to Poole High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email n.steele@poolehigh.poole.sch.uk.

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