School Business Manager

4 weeks ago

Wigan, United Kingdom The Supply Register Full time

Experienced School Business Manager required in Wigan

3 days per week - 22.2 hours

Hours: TBC

The Role

The Role of the School Business Manager is an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for the leadership, management supervision and development of the support services within the school, ensuring an efficient, safe, healthy, clean, and comfortable environment is provided within budget and in line with strategic aims and objectives

There is an expectation that you will act with a high degree of autonomy including responsibility and accountability for managing delegated budgets and resources. The role also involves creating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development plans aimed at bringing about continual improvement in the areas of responsibility.

Skills and Qualifications

• A Management or Professional qualification in related area to role e.g. Management Diploma or Finance qualification is desirable.

• knowledge and understanding of relevant regulations and standards for education

• Knowledge of current inspection frameworks used by regulatory and statutory bodies.

• Safeguarding and legislative procedures when working with children and young people

• Management and knowledge of EBITDA, financial systems, processes and budget preparation Excellent communication skills with a range of internal and external people, verbally and in writing

• Ability to form & promote positive relationships with and between young people, employees, parents and representatives of outside agencies

• Ability to define high, appropriate and attainable standards, and achieve them

• Effective team leadership and management

• Ability to assess situations accurately, resolve problems effectively and take decisions

Finance

Under the direction of the Trust Central Finance team:
Maintain the budget(s) within the Academy.
Ensure compliance with financial regulations determined by the Trust.
Support the delivery of staff training and development to ensure the school follows the effective use of financial systems and procedures.
Process and correctly authorise of all invoices for expenditure and income collection, and allocation of income, in accordance with payment timescales and Trust procedures.
Assist with the preparation, setting and monitoring of the local budget for the next 3 years which includes trends, applying central assumptions and potential over and under spends.
Provide reports to SLT and Central Finance teams for discussion based on staffing needs, and any known changes, and with the Headteacher, undertake ICFP in order to set a viable budget which meets the needs of the Academy.
Monitor the school budget on a monthly basis, running budget monitoring reports and variance analysis for the school and present to SLT; propose virements for approval to SLT and the Central Finance Team.
Support procurements, ensuring a specification is drafted, the Trust Procurement Policy is adhered to and value for money is obtained.
Pursue sources of funding, sponsorship and grants, to write bids on behalf of the Academy and wider Trust to secure funds as required.
Support the audit by the effective management of information to comply with all audit requirements and supplying the required information in a timely manner.
Ensure any audit recommendations are implemented.
Ensuring that the Trust Financial Management Policy and other finance-related policies are adhered to in the school and that central finance are notified of any non-adherence.
Remind staff regularly at staff meetings/via circulars of the need to adhere to such policies and of the requirement of the Academies Financial Handbook.
Ensure that the school contracts register is fully complete and contemporaneous with copies of contracts. Liaising with the Trust Central Finance team prior to contract notice periods to ensure that any relevant Trust wide procurement can take place.

General Responsibilities

Follow all Trust policies and procedures relating to legislative and statutory requirements, including on Health and Safety and Safeguarding, including those required by Company education and charity law, Data Protection, and funding agreements.
To participate in performance and development review process, taking personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training opportunities in discussion with the line manager.
To be aware of and support difference and ensure equal opportunities for all.
To attend meetings within the trust and external events as required.
To maintain constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals/parents and pupils.
To recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to support others.
To maintain confidentiality always in respect of school-related matters and to prevent disclosure of confidential and sensitive information.
Promote a safe and healthy environment for pupils, staff and visitors.
Other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by the Trust CFOO.

In return you will receive:

A dedicated consultant with The Supply Register
A competitive daily rate
A fantastic school environment
Career Progression
Requirements to be considered for this post:

Must have Right To Work
Must Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
Provide two professional references covering the last 24 months in full

Please apply for this position if you are interested and a member of staff will be in touch with you shortly

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