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Academy Business Manager

Academy Business Manager

Big Creative Academy

Waltham Forest

  • £60,000 - £65,000 per year
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  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
29 October 2021

Job overview

JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION

Post Title: Academy Business Manager

Full/part time: Full time with 35 days’ holiday.

Hours: 9-5pm

Salary: £60-65K depending on experience

Location: Big Creative Academy, Clifton Avenue, Walthamstow, London E17 6HL

Reporting to: The Principal

Purpose of the role: 

1. To actively model and promote the values and ethos of the Academy 

2. To be responsible for strategic planning in relation to the business and support services of the Academy including all financial implications, and ensuring that the Academy uses its resources effectively and efficiently at all times. 

3. To be responsible for personnel management, estate management, ICT infrastructure, administration aspects of financial management, and Academy compliance with financial regulations.

4. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team to be responsible for: creating and delivering a shared corporate strategic vision; raising standards of learning and teaching; building capacity across the workforce; improving organisation structures and functions so the Academy remains fit for purpose; building and sustaining effective relationships and communications strategies; working with the community and other services to improve the outcomes and well-being of students. 

5. To generate and co-ordinate new income streams which are supportive of the ethos of the Academy. 

6. To support the board of trustees and ensure they are provided with the information and support they need to perform their role.


Principal Accountabilities:

• Advisor on Finance, audits and Operations

• Reports to the Finance and General Purposes committee

• Line manager to Buildings, and MIS manager and HR officer.

Person Specification:

Qualifications/Competencies

• Relevant qualification in accountancy/finance (minimum AAT or Similar) 

Relevant Experience

• Financial accounting and management 

• Building and monitoring budgets 

• Year-end accounts preparation 

• Systems Implementation 

• Audit and risk management

• HR management 

• Direct and co-ordinate the work of others 

• Performance management 


Knowledge

• 16- 19 education funding

• EFSA grants

• Academies and Free schools finance

• Producing accounts

• Audit and risk management processes

• Employment law 

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Up to date knowledge of company finance 

• Up to date knowledge of charity finance


Skills/Ability

• High level of computer literacy 

• Advanced Excel 

• Competent in a range of Financial software 

• Think creatively to solve problems and identify opportunities 

• Communicate effectively orally and in writing to a range of audiences 

• Manage communication systems

• Produce monthly accounts and year end accounts

• Write timely reports and strategy documents

• Work closely with the board providing the trust and clerk with information as requested.

• Over se thee completion of ILR returns.

Personal Skills

• Open-minded and receptive to new ideas, approaches and challenges 

• Build positive relationships with staff and students.

• Innovative and creative when finding solutions

• Form good relationships with all stakeholders

• Is an advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion.

• Places high priority on effective team working 

• Prioritise and manage own time effectively 

• Work under pressure and to deadlines 

• Achieve challenging professional goals 

• Take responsibility for their own professional development 

• Energy, vigour and perseverance











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About Big Creative Academy

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+44 208 498 3300

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Big Creative Academy

Big Creative Academy (BCA) is a post-16 free school specialising in the creative industries. We believe that teaching skills employers want and empowering young people to think reflectively enables positive outcomes for students and our wider community. Big Creative Academy is committed to wellbeing and excellent teaching. We have recently had an Ofsted inspection and were judged Grade 2 ‘Good’, with inspectors recognising that the Academy makes a significant difference to the outcomes for young people. We have high expectations of our staff and students and want to be recognised as one of the leading providers of vocational programmes in the creative arts. We are already a DfE best practice school for LGBT+.   

Big Creative Academy opened in September 2014 and have 300 students, aged 16-19, primarily studying Level 3 vocational qualifications. Our students are diverse and challenging and ultimately extremely rewarding to work with. Our study programmes specialise in music, fashion, media, gaming, events, performing arts as well as GCSE Maths and English.   The Academy is lively! We are well connected with industry and all of our teaching staff have industry experience. We also have industry ambassadors from companies such as MTV, ITN, Barcroft Media and Island Records and experts are kind enough to provide masterclasses for students. Our focus on skills, wellbeing and networks gives our students the edge in a competitive marketplace.     

The Team  

Sacha Corcoran MBE is Principal of the Academy, an inspiring self-made woman involved in education for over 20 years. She has brought together a small outstanding team who are committed to the vision and ethos of the Academy. There are three senior managers, 17 teaching staff and ten in business support. Our team are high achievers and have interesting and diverse backgrounds. Many are have their own creative careers as musicians, actors, producers and fashion designers and all have a passion for creativity.   

Some of the benefits of working at Big Creative Academy  

Big Creative Academy has a Wellbeing Manifesto promoting positive relationships, resilience and reflection which extends to staff as well as students. We want our team to be productive and happy. 

The Academy provides the following benefits:   

  • A staff wellbeing day 
  • Admin days built into the academic year 
  • An individual CPD plan to bring out your brilliance 
  • Teaching, learning and assessment groups to share best practice and try new teaching techniques 
  • Opportunities to learn from your creative colleagues, for example, learning how to DJ, sew, improve your photoshop skills
  • An employee assistance line for people to talk through difficulties confidentially, with solutions often offered to partners
  • Full pension benefits in either the Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme.

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