Trust Finance and Operations Manager
The Queen Katherine School
Cumbria
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- negotiable
- Apply by:
- 6 January 2020
Job overview
Trust Finance and Operations Manager
(Full time / Permanent / based in Cumbria)
Salary Scale - £46,526 - £49,689
The Queen Katherine School Multi Academy Trust is a growing Trust, currently with 3 schools in Kendal and Barrow in Furness and a total annual budget of over £13.5 million.
Due to the retirement of the current post holder, we are looking for an outstanding finance professional, ideally with an operational background, who is adept at building strong, positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders. You will join a strong, forward-looking and supportive Leadership Team. You will work closely with the Chief Executive, Head of HR and the Trust Accountant to ensure that an appropriate financial policy and governance framework is in place to guide and monitor the Trust’s financial decision-making and economic management of resources.
You will support the CEO and Head Teachers to make informed strategic decisions, underpinned by robust financial forecasting, management and auditing of school budgets. In this role, you will be accountable for all aspects of finance within the Trust. You will provide strategic leadership to the Trust on finance, audit, compliance and risk management. The post holder will maintain the excellence of our Finance Department as the Trust grows. You will ensure the organisation is compliant with all company and school related financial policies, regulations and monitoring processes. You will lead on all matters relating to Trust compliance issues to include Building Regulations, Health & Safety, Insurances, Company Governance and all related compliance matters.
You will support the wider financial strategic aims of the Trust ensuring that Leadership Team, Trustees and Local Governance are updated with timely and accurate financial information. You will be responsible for the management of the Trust’s estate and provision of up to date Information Technology for the Trust, Schools and Board. Part of the role will involve some operational responsibilities for our largest school, which will include managing our Cleaning outsourced contract and our in house Catering Team.
You will have a demonstrable record of accomplishment in the effective leadership and delivery of business support services and managing transformational change. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate, influence and negotiate effectively are essential.
You may come from private, public, voluntary or education sector background and ideally you will be CIMA or ACCA Qualified
For further details please see our website: www.qksmat.org.uk
For any queries, please contact our CEO Paul Slater
paul.slater@qksmat.org.uk
or our Head of HR
tracy.houlden@qksmat.org.uk
Closing date: noon Monday 6 January 2020
Interviews : w/b 13 January 2020
Start date : negotiable
The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their wellbeing. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced checks through the Disclosure and Barring System (DBS).
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About The Queen Katherine School
Our School
The Queen Katherine School is situated on the edge of the stunning Lake District; we are an 11-18 Academy with approximately 1000 students. The school was rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Our results reflect the school’s incredible success: top 7% in the country for A level (grades A-B) and top 25% for Progress 8 at GCSE. We have fantastic facilities all located on one, large site providing a vibrant and healthy learning space.
Our school culture is based around being ‘Proud to Belong’, a set of values that our whole community, students, staff, parents and governors, work to develop. We are a school that believes whole-heartedly in developing the whole child and we give equal importance to our academic and whole child curriculum. We pride ourselves not only on our academic excellence, but also on the unparalleled extra-curricular opportunities we provide to broaden students’ horizons and develop the confidence and creativity that our learners need to thrive as they move into a global community.
Our care for students is reflected in all aspects of our school organisation. We invest heavily in pastoral support so that non-teaching pastoral experts – often in liaison with teachers - can break down learning barriers to empower teachers to teach with the highest expectations. Behaviour in school is excellent so our learners reach their potential. We are proud to be an inclusive community supporting students of all abilities and aptitudes in this mixed socio-economic area.
Our teaching culture is based upon ‘excellence beyond compliance’. We believe in the power of collective teacher efficacy using a common language and being clear what it is to be a ‘QKS teacher’ but this is underpinned by a strong ethos of teacher autonomy. We invest heavily in high-quality CPD. We practise an annual Teaching and Learning focus for all colleagues in combination with separate departmental CPD foci led by Subject Leaders.
If you are looking to work in a supportive and aspirational school community absolutely committed to positive relationships and the highest expectations for all learners, you will find this at The Queen Katherine School.
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