Finance Manager
Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form
Stoke Newington
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale PO2 £34,938 - £37,650
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 November 2018
Job overview
The School
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of a successful and popular 11-19 inner-city comprehensive school which has recently received a good OFSTED inspection. The School specialises in Arts and is committed to creative teaching and learning. We aim that every colleague has excellent professional development which leads to every student having an outstanding education.
The Post
This is an important role within the school. The Finance Manager leads on financial management for a school with a budget of £13 million. You will manage a Finance Officer and be responsible for ensuring financial systems are maintained, regular monitoring and reporting of income and expenditure against budgets maintaining and completing year end returns. You will also be responsible for ensuring purchasing and procurement processes are efficient and effective; proper banking of whole school income and for the petty cash account, using the schools HCSS resources and accounting systems to prepare school budgets.
The Finance Manager supports the Director of Finance and Resources in the management of HR, facilities as well as providing efficient financial support to other departments, including HR and ICT and provide peri-bursar services to other schools as directed.
You
You must be a part qualified accountant, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA or be demonstrably qualified by experience. You must have experience of finance & administration in a similar public sector environment including preparing budgets and final accounts and monitoring a budget and analysing financial reports. You will need to be well organised and meticulous at all times, be able to work under pressure to strict deadlines without sacrificing accuracy or your sense of humour! You will be expected to show initiative in the way you approach your work. You will need to be an excellent communicator at all levels, be able to work effectively as part of a team. In your dealings with students, staff, parents, suppliers and stake holders you will be professional at all times.
You must be willing to follow school policies and procedures, especially around safeguarding and health & safety and to undertake any training pertinent to your position.
Knowledge of the financial workings of a school would be an advantage but excellent IT skills, and experience of accounting packages and spreadsheets is a must.
Contacting us
If you are interested in applying for this post, please download an application form from this site https://www.stokenewingtonschool.co.uk/jobs
If you have any queries or require any further information, please email robert.barr@sns.hackney.sch.uk or call 020 7241 9600 ext 225.
Closing date: 8th of November 2018.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to ensuring diversity in our workforce.
Attached documents
About Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form
- Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form
- Clissold Road, Stoke Newington
- London
- N16 9EX
- United Kingdom
Welcome to Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form, an excellent 11-19 comprehensive school. Our school has a great reputation and has strong longstanding relationships with the community. During our recent Ofsted inspection (July 2022) the school was recognised as continuing to be a Good school. There were many strengths highlighted in the report including;
“Pupils are proud of the diverse nature and inclusive ethos of their school. Enthusiastic and committed teachers make lessons interesting for pupils”, and “teachers have strong subject knowledge and are passionate about their subjects”.
We pride ourselves in providing our students with inspiring and creative teaching and learning opportunities within the curriculum and through our programme of extra-curricular activities. We aim that every child aspires to and achieves excellence. The fact that so many choose to stay on into our Sixth Form and take the qualifications they need to get into the universities of their choice, is proof of our success.
We are looking for ambitious, energetic, professional staff who are passionate about ensuring every one of our students achieves their full potential.
Our vision and ethos
At Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form we want our students to develop a passion for learning resulting from a memorable school journey, encompassing first-rate teaching and experiences beyond the classroom.
Our culture is rooted in high expectations for all, regardless of background or starting point. Students are encouraged to be ambitious, as we believe everyone can achieve their potential with a commitment to learning and a determination to succeed. Our students achieve brilliant outcomes making them highly marketable individuals with an unwavering sense of civic duty, as they understand everyone has a role in making the world a better place.
We have a strong focus on creativity. We know creativity is the skill of the future and believe everyone has creative capacities. We want our students to be critical thinkers, solution-focused, innovative, resilient, and responsive to our ever-changing world, as well as great team players who understand that diversity is our strength.
The core values that underpin our approach to teaching students at Stoke Newington School are:
Compassion | Ambition | Resilience | Excellence
Working at Stoke Newington School
Working at Stoke Newington School means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners, dedicated to developing high achieving young people with community spirit and a strong sense of civic duty.
Everyone at Stoke Newington School is warm, welcoming and supportive, and there’s a strong community spirit amongst all staff members. We engage with and support our teaching and support staff, providing an inspirational and creative working environment which enables and aids the development of personal and professional excellence.
- At Stoke Newington, some other perks include:
- An excellent staff association that looks after every single staff member
- Bike-to-work scheme
- Teachers receive laptops
- Access to parking upon application
- Discounted membership to the local leisure centre (conveniently situated opposite the school)
- Excellent programme for beginner teachers and NQTs
Stoke Newington School is situated in the stunning area of Stoke Newington, Hackney. We are a one-minute walk from the picturesque Clissold Park, and a two-minute walk from Church Street, which has a number of restaurants and cafes, as well as charity shops and boutiques. Transport links are good – with Stoke Newington and Canonbury overground stations, and Finsbury Park underground station all within 20-minute walks. Bus links are also excellent.
We look forward to your application!
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