Details:
- Salary: £55,482 - 60,137 - Annum
- Location: Suffolk
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Position: School Business Manager
Location: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Role: Permanent
Salary: £55,482 - £60,137 (Grade 8 SCP 36-40)
Hours: 37 per week (8.30am - 4.30am Mon - Thur, 4pm finish on Fri)
Our client is a co-educational comprehensive 11-16 secondary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and they are looking to appoint a new School Business Manager for September.
Your role as SBM
They are looking to appoint an experienced Business Manager who, as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, will ensure that operations and improvement plans are costed and affordable, efficient and effective, supporting consistent quality of education and opportunities for development in line with their vision and values.
The school is fortunate to have outstanding staff within the business management team and an important aspect of the Business Manager's role will be to lead and manage the team and to continue to develop our middle leaders working in this area. They are open-minded about the background of potential applicants for this role. Whilst they understand there may well be staff from a school background seeking career development, they will equally welcome applicants from other backgrounds with skills and experience relevant to the role. The ability to lead the business management functions in supporting the development of our students will be paramount.
Your responsibilities as SBM
This is an outstanding opportunity to lead and develop the business management of this large and successful 11-16 secondary school. Candidates should have direct experience of budget management, strategic financial planning and be capable of managing colleagues working in the areas of facilities management, human resources, finance, ICT and administration.
You will have a number of direct reports which will include Facilities Manager, HR & Training Manager, Finance Manager and IT Manager
Experience & Qualifications
A proven ability to lead and develop a large Support Staff team
A proven ability to manage projects
Leading on finance is a key element of the role and the person appointed will need to have a strong track record in this area
A relevant degree or qualification in School Business Management, Business Administration etc.
A finance qualification like CIMA, ACA, ACCA or CIPFA would be advantageous.
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