Senior Management Account / Head of Finance

Steel City Schools Partnership, Sheffield, S5 9DN

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 September 2026

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: £61,534.00 - £67,898.00 Annually (FTE)

Senior Management Account / Head of Finance job summary

The Trustees of Steel City Schools Partnership are looking to appoint a Senior Management Accountant/ Head of Finance to lead and develop the finance function on behalf of the Trust.

Working alongside the CEO and COO, we are looking for someone who is:

• An experienced finance professional who is able to take lead responsibility for the Trust financial arrangements and requirements.
• Highly organised and an effective communicator.
• Committed to partnership working across our schools and with external stakeholders.
• Enthusiastic, positive, optimistic, flexible and motivated, with personal drive.
• Able to see what needs to be done and to prioritise work accordingly, using strong analytical skills and a meticulous attention to detail.
• Has the ability to build strong working relationships with teaching, leadership and support staff colleagues,
• Leadership skills which ensure the right balance of appropriate workload, support and challenge.

The key aspects of the role are:

• To provide direction and oversight of the SCSP budget and financial performance to key stakeholders (CEO, COO, individual school leaders and Trustees) to ensure they are supported with financial information and analysis to assist with decision - making and driving business strategy.
• To understand the tactical and operational financial drivers influencing the education sector and interpret their effect/impact upon the Trust’s finances.
• To ensure that schools are kept informed of their financial performance through regular preparation, analysis and reporting of monthly management accounts.
• To manage the Trust’s budget monitoring framework, ensuring financial compliance and assurance.
• To lead the budget and forecasting process with the COO to ensure that individual schools’ budgets across the Trust facilitate plans for school improvement while accurate financial records are maintained.
• To manage the central finance team and support staff with finance responsibilities across the Trust schools.

Why SCSP .....

SCSP has a proven track record of securing transformational change and sustainable school improvement. Our vision is to provide high quality education and deliver the best outcomes for young people within an ethos based on our vision and underpinning aims:

To provide an excellent education for all.

Achieving Excellence Sustaining Excellence Sharing Excellence

Our success is due to our biggest and most valuable asset - our staff team. SCSP can offer you:

• Guidance of a supportive and experienced leadership team who invest in the development of their teams and the Trust
• Free on-site parking
• Access to healthcare and wellbeing services
• Encouragement of further and continued professional development
• Local Government Pension Scheme

Informal discussions about this role are encouraged. You can contact us on 0114 3210058 or by email at office@scsp.org.uk to arrange a call with Morag Somerville, our Chief Officer Operations, to find out more about the role and the Trust.

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

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.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Steel City Schools Partnership

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Steel City Schools Partnership website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/steel-city-schools-partnership

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