Position: School Business Manager
Location: London (South East)
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum
Role: Permanent

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with ambitious and talented staff at an expanding school. We are looking for someone who ideally has previous experience of New Build Schools and is comfortable with all matters relating to Finance, IT, HR and Facilities.

Our client is a new and growing school who opened 2016, they will now open a Sixth Form in September 2021.This school is pursuing authorisation as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy: a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education which IAG believes is important for our students.

Principal Accountabilities:

Maintain the school`s accounting systems and systems of financial control.
Responsible for human resources, pension and payroll functions.
Management of the school`s administrative and support functions.
Management of the school`s IT system and network.
Management of the school premises.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Strong operational experience is essential, ideally within a school or similar environment.
School Business Manager qualification desirable but not necessary.
Experience should include organisational development, and financial and personnel management.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to build strong, effective teams.
Flexible and able to multitask in a busy environment.

Normal working hours are 37 hours per week. However, due to the seniority of this role, additional hours may at times be necessary in order to ensure that the needs of the academy are met.

You will also be required to attend after-school and evening meetings from time to time. Holiday allowance is 25 days per annum, with some flexibility in how this may be used.

Farrer Barnes Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. Farrer Barnes Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.