Bursar

Bloxham School is seeking to appoint a Bursar who is able to build on the School's success to be responsible for the administrative, financial and business affairs of Bloxham School. The Bursar is responsible for the management of the Bursary, Estates, Catering, Bloxham Enterprise staff, and with the Head to the Governors for the effective management of the School’s resources.

The Bursar will take a leading role in the promotion of Bloxham School's ethos and values and should be an active supporter of all aspects of the co-curricular life of the School, including at events outside the normal working week.

Key Responsibilities:

Finance and Accountancy

• Advising on general financial policy within the school.
• Preparing annual estimates of income and expenditure to include the preparation of departmental budgets within the school, the latter in consultation with the Headmaster and Leadership Team.
• Monitoring income and expenditure in relation to budget and presenting regular management reports to the Governing Body.
• Keeping the accounts of the school and preparing Statements of Financial Activity (SOFA) and balance sheets in accordance with the charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
• Maintaining cash flow projections for the current and future years.
• Advising on investments in consultation with the School's brokers or investment managers.
• Preparing pupils' bills and collecting all fees and extras.
• Payment of all salaries and wages, including PAYE, Superannuation and National Insurance Contributions and compliance with regulations for benefits in kind.
• Administering pension schemes for teaching and non-teaching staff.
• Scrutinising and passing for payment all invoices received in the School.
• Organising special appeals for capital projects.
• Keeping analyses of costs and other statistical records.
• Preparing forecasts for the future financial performance of the School.
• Preparing financial appraisals of particular projects.
• Advising on taxation matters generally, including subsidiary companies and, where appropriate, ensure compliance with regulations for VAT.
• Advising on the financial implications of the charitable status of the School.
• Dealing with the School's income tax and rating assessments.
• Advising on scholarship and bursary funds and undertaking assessments of parents' income and assets prior to making bursary awards.

Strategy

• Can contribute to the development of strategy and is able to think beyond the current timeframes or business plan to influence the long-term strategic direction of the School.
• Balances a range of influences and demands to help to develop comprehensive plans and has proven ability to put processes and systems in place to deliver those plans.

Commitment to Independent Boarding School Education

Previous experience in a school is helpful, but not a requirement. However, a strong commitment to education and to independent boarding education in particular, is essential:

• Comfortable with championing the philosophy of independent, boarding co- education, with an interest in the wider changing educational landscape, including the academy movement.
• Appreciates the particular demands of working in a boarding school environment.
• Enjoys being part of, and contributing to, a diverse community of pupils, teachers, non-academic staff and parents.
• Understands that the ultimate aim of Bloxham School is an educational one.

General Management and Administration

• Acting as clerk to the governors and secretary to various committees and trusts.
• Formulating, monitoring and implementing the school's policy to comply with the requirements of health and safety legislation. This could include acting as the health and safety assistant within the school and as chair of the health and safety committee. Carry out risk assessments where appropriate and monitor all departments to ensure that they are carrying out risk assessments. Take professional advice as required.
• Ensuring that the school has adequate insurance cover at all times to include employer's liability, buildings and equipment cover, personal accident, travel insurance and other relevant cover. Professional advice should invariably be sought.
• Purchasing, either directly or through a purchasing group, all goods and services for the school.
• Arranging for staff accommodation and dealing with the letting of property to school employees and third parties; ensuring that the appropriate leases and licenses to occupy are signed by the tenants.
• Letting of school premises to outside organisations.
• Acting as correspondent with the Department for Education (DfE) and being responsible for the records and returns required.
• Advising on and taking the appropriate physical security measures within the school for protection of both staff and pupils.
• Maintaining contact with the statutory authorities and other organisations.
• Overall responsibility for the Catering Manager and team and department and ensuring that catering areas meet the requirements for hygiene and food safety.
• Overall responsibility for the Cleaning and Laundry provision.
• Responsible for the Leisure Manager and Café Manager under the umbrella of Bloxham Enterprises Ltd.
• Overall responsibility for the swimming pool and its plant, with the need to ensure that proper safety procedures are enforced, particularly for out-of-school hours and during the holidays.
• Management of sports equipment and facilities.
• Overall responsibility for the Minibuses and Transport Manager - compliance with the regulations for the operation of minibuses; driver training and assessments; servicing and vehicle inspectorate tests.

School Buildings

• Overall responsibility for Estates and Estates Manager.
• Maintenance of school buildings including the preparation of maintenance schedules and keeping of records
• Managing the installation and maintenance of equipment for the detection, warning, protection and escape from fire ensuring the necessary fire risk assessments are carried out.
• Maintenance and efficiency of the installations and plant for electric and gas supply, heating, domestic hot water, water softening etc. Letting of energy supply contracts at competitive rates, either directly or through a purchasing group. Promotion of energy conservation.
• Managing the maintenance of the lighting and ventilation in all school buildings.
• Drawing up outline specifications for new buildings, obtaining tenders, planning permission, liaison with school architects and builders.

School Ground

• Upkeep of playing fields, gardens, all weather surfaces, running tracks and tennis courts.
• Land drainage.
• Maintenance of boundaries, roads and rights of way.

Closing Date: 9am on Tuesday 21st February 2023

For a full job description and application form please visit www.bloxhamschool.com/vacancy/bursar/. Applications will be assessed upon receipt, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.