Director of Finance and Support Services

Post of:               Director of Finance & Support Services

Salary:                 GR7 £57, 698 - £74, 887 (Full Time – All Year Round)

Closing Date:  Friday 1st October - 9:00am

Swanshurst is a large, “Outstanding” and oversubscribed school. We expect the best from everyone who walks through our door as we strive to be a provider of an exceptional education to all pupils in our care. The Head Teacher and Governors are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, experienced and highly effective professional who can lead the financial and the support services of the school. We invite applications from qualified accountants who have broad and demonstrable experience of operating at a financial director level, with outstanding leadership and communication skills.

What we want:

An inspirational leader with:

-Excellent attention to detail

-An excellent track record

-The knowledge and skills needed to strategically lead to ensure provision and outcomes are outstanding; the ability to think and do it, not just talk it

-A relentless commitment to outstanding support for staff and pupils

-A driving ambition to make a difference to every pupil

-The interpersonal skills to grow and develop highly effective teams

-A vision and passion for growth and development of colleagues at all levels

Key responsibilities:

-Day to day management of the annual budget (in excess of £11m) alongside maintaining a longer term 3 to 5 year strategic overview

-Ensure the effective operation of financial controls within the school and ensure the school receives value for money in all its spending

-Prepare financial reports for the Governing Body and returns to the Local Authority

-Ensure compliance including all areas of school finance, premises, health and safety and other statutory obligations

-Fulfil the statutory functions of a Finance Director as set out in the Schools Financial Regulations and Financial Value Standard

-Management of all non-teaching operational matters including line management of the school’s finance team, HR Manager and facilities management staff

-Oversight and overall responsibility for school’s payroll alongside the Local Authority

-Standard month-end and year-end financial management processes, budgetary reports, bank reconciliations and for ensuring all internal controls are maintained

-Highly effective support of the Governing Body’s Finance and Staffing Committee, enabling them to discharge their duties

You may want to arrange an informal visit to the school for yourself, either in person or as a virtual tour. If so, please contact us. If you are already interested in joining us, visit www.swanshurst.org to download an application form and send it to Mr M Dunn (mike.dunn@swans.bham.sch.uk).