School Office and Finance Manager
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 1JFThis job expired on 8 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
8 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,269.00 - £32,076.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 8
School Office and Finance Manager job summary
Our current school office and finance manager leaves St John's after over twenty years of dedicated service. We are now looking for an experienced and dynamic individual ready to lead a high-performing team in a vibrant primary school. We are seeking a School Office and Finance Manager to play a pivotal role in the smooth and efficient running of our school’s administrative functions. This role is for 21 hours per week, term time only.
About the Role
As our School Office and Finance Manager, you will be the heartbeat of our school’s operations—leading the front-office team, supporting the Headteacher and School Business Manager, and ensuring that communication and administration are seamless and professional. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a busy, friendly, and forward-thinking school environment.
Job Purpose
- To assist the School Business Manager on all that is the provision and development of administration support services.
- Office Manager of the School Office, leading a team of three.
- Provide a comprehensive financial administration service
- Administer all invoicing and payments
- Responsible for designated Procurement Cards
- Assist the School Business Manager to maintain accurate financial records and information management systems.
- Lead on all procurement administration, ensuring best value at all times
- Be responsible for undertaking administrative and financial processes within the school
- Offer exceptional customer care to all stakeholders
Our school is a two-form entry school on the development of Shilton Park in Carterton. The children and staff often talk about the family of St John’s and the unity within the school, where we all work together and support each other. As a school we are fully committed to ensuring that every child and adult reaches their full potential. Our school was judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in January 2020. Noted in the report, ‘Staff are proud to work at the school. They feel greatly supported by leaders and governors.’
Applications should be made through the My New Term website.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
St John the Evangelist CE (VA) Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant for any position will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS (disclosure and barring system) and appropriate Right to Work clearances in line with our recruitment and selection practices The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All cases are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.
About St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 454 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School website
Our school is a two-form entry school on the development of Shilton Park in Carterton. The school, which opened in 2002, has grown gradually to the size it is today, resulting in a real sense of community. The children and staff often talk about the family of St John’s and the unity within the school, where we all work together and support each other. Our mission statement is caring for others, achieving excellence. Our values of respect, unity, self-belief, success, responsibility and inspire underpin all we do. As a school we are fully committed to ensuring that every child and adult reaches their full potential.
Our school was judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in January 2020. Noted in the report, ‘Staff are proud to work at the school. They feel greatly supported by leaders and governors.’
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