Financial Controller
Arnold House School
London
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 04 May 2026
- Apply by:
- 10 March 2026
Job overview
We are looking for a committed and experienced Financial Controller to join our vibrant school community at Arnold House.
You will work principally at the Loudoun Road site, and report to the Director of Finance & Resources within the Finance & Resources team.
We are seeking a candidate with an accountancy qualification who has excellent attention to detail, an analytical mind with management accounting experience and a desire to work in an education setting. You will be working in a small team and flexibility of approach is essential.
The successful candidate is required to work throughout the calendar and academic year to support the school’s delivery of education.
The school has significant responsibilities to the Charity Commission and a yearly statutory audit. The Financial Controller will support the Director of Finance & Resources in fulfilling these responsibilities.
We have recently introduced i-finance accountancy package, and experience of working with this would be beneficial.
Staff at Arnold House are paid according to the School’s own competitive salary scale, both in recognition of the higher cost of living in London and of the fact that staff ‘go the extra mile’ in a school such as ours. Staff are appraised regularly and are encouraged to reflect on and develop their practice.
If you are an experienced accountant looking for an opportunity to contribute your expertise within an inspiring educational setting, we would love to hear from you.
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About Arnold House School
Arnold House School is an independent Church of England primary school for boys aged 3-13, located in the St John's Wood area of north-west London. Arnold House School was established in 1905 with just nine pupils. Today there are eight year groups, each divided into two forms.
The school aims for class sizes of between 16 and 18. The main academic subjects are taught with a view to meeting the standards set by the Common Entrance syllabus, which relates to the demands of the national curriculum but with extra time devoted to French, classics and games.
Headmaster
Giles Tollit
Values and vision
Arnold House School aims to ensure that breadth and excellence remain the cornerstones of its approach to teaching and learning. Teachers strive to serve the best interests of pupils throughout the ability range.
The primary school sets high academic standards, values a supportive family ethos and aims to maintain a healthy balance between academic, artistic, pastoral, spiritual and sporting matters. The environment is relatively traditional, maintaining a degree of formality.
ISI report
“The school is highly successful in its promotion of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development within a generous Christian ethos. Pupils are given extensive opportunities to grow as confident and harmonious citizens with a strong sense of self, and tolerance of each other. Their moral and social awareness is excellent.”
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