Head of Finance
Dollar Academy
Clackmannanshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Generous remuneration package
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 29 August 2022
Job overview
Following the retirement of the current post holder, Dollar Academy, one of Scotland’s leading independent day and boarding schools, is looking to appoint an exceptional Head of Finance.
Dollar Academy is a fast-paced and exciting place to work. There is always something new on the go; we drive ourselves hard to achieve excellence in all areas for the benefit of our entire community, but especially for our pupils. The Head of Finance will be at the very centre of almost everything that goes on and will need to be hard-working, resourceful and self-motivated. Dollar is a warm and welcoming environment, and the successful candidate must have the ability to motivate, help and inspire others, and form friendly, effective working relationships with staff, parents, pupils, former pupils and Governors. They will be paramount in the Academy’s continuing success and with lots of exciting projects underway, the Head of Finance has an exciting and influential role to play.
As our unofficial motto has it: Work hard, be kind, get involved.
AN INTRODUCTION TO DOLLAR ACADEMY
Dollar Academy has been a co-educational day and boarding school since its foundation in 1818. Today, it provides an exceptional all-round education to around 1,300 pupils aged 5-18. Our focus is on encouraging the individual talents and ambitions of every young person, in a positive and supportive environment that fosters the development of transferable skills, self-confidence and strong personal values. A belief in developing the whole person is central to the Dollar ethos.
The school’s location is undoubtedly one of the most scenic in the country, set against the Ochil Hills and the historic Castle Campbell, but within easy reach of the major towns of the Central Belt and just 40 minutes from Edinburgh Airport. With around 1300 pupils and 250 staff from Scotland and around the world, the Dollar community is welcoming and vibrant. The whole school sits within a single, stunning 70-acre campus.
The school is in a strong financial position, with no debt.
The Head of Finance is responsible to the Bursar for the efficient, accurate, and timely management and delivery of all financial activities on both a day to day and a strategic basis. This will include the production of management accounts and drafting the annual budget, in conjunction with the Bursar. To assist in these tasks the office has three further finance staff working respectively on payroll, fees and purchase ledger. The Head of Finance will liaise widely with a variety of members of staff to assist them in the financial aspects of their work from managing departmental budgets to setting up trips and tours.
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About Dollar Academy
Dollar Academy was founded in 1818 as the UK’s first co-educational day and boarding school and has been at the heart of Scotland’s educational development for 200 years. The school is the Sunday Times Scottish Independent School of the Year 2018.
Dollar has over 1250 pupils aged 5-18, of whom approximately 75 are boarders. The school’s extensive 70 acre campus is set in a landscape of extraordinary natural beauty at the foot of the Ochil Hills in Central Scotland and is within easy reach of both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Edinburgh airport is conveniently situated and can be reached in 45 minutes.
Dollar is distinguished by its excellence in pastoral care, co-curricular provision and classroom teaching.
Enjoyment of learning lies at the heart of this school and the aim is for all pupils to gain satisfaction from a real commitment to study and participation in the great range of sporting, art and cultural activities on offer.
Dollar pupils undertake internationally recognised SQA examination courses and, in a typical year, over 65% of exam results are at Grade A. Although firmly grounded in the values of Scottish education, Dollar takes a deliberately international approach and the diverse boarding community is at the heart of school life.
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