Finance Manager

We are seeking to appoint a skilled, enthusiastic and highly motivated Finance Manager to join our outstanding school with immediate effect. Experience of working in a financial environment is essential along with excellent analytical skills, knowledge of payroll and preparing management accounts with excellent communication skills and a willingness to undertake further training relevant to the role.

This is a key role being part of the management team where you will be responsible for the day-to-day financial operations of a large split site Single Academy Trust, including preparation of the management accounts working closely with the Business Manager and Bursar (Chief Financial & Operations Officer).

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is a mixed selective 11-18 Single Academy Trust. The school is not only a historic school but also one which is forward-thinking, welcoming and responsive. We have two sites in Clitheroe, half a mile apart. Our York Street site is home to the thriving and vibrant Sixth Form with over 650 students on roll. Our Chatburn Road site is where our heavily over-subscribed Main School is located; we currently have 782 Main School students on roll, set to increase to 900 by September 2027 taking capacity to 1,613 students.

The school is a centre of excellence and one of the highest achieving schools in the country, we were judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in November 2022. Our school is renowned for high quality teaching and learning, outstanding pastoral care and extensive extra-curricular provision.

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is a very welcoming and close-knit community and a great place to work! If you feel you would like to be part of this dynamic and successful school and you feel you have the qualities we are looking for I would encourage you to apply.

Please complete the TES online application form which includes a supporting statement where we would like you to outline your particular strengths and how your experience has prepared you for this particular role. For further details please visit our website at www.crgs.org.uk

Closing date: 12 noon on Wednesday 17th April 2024, interviews will take place Wednesday 24th April 2024.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Please note that, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.