Job Introduction
Rowlands Castle St. John's Primary School is a one form entry school with a strong, child-centred ethos in the village of Rowlands Castle.
We are looking for a Finance Manager who is highly motivated, professional with excellent interpersonal skills and good attention to detail. The successful candidate will make a positive contribution to whole school improvement through efficient leadership of the administrative, financial, recruitment and resource provisions in school. The hours of work are 8.30am – 1pm, Monday to Friday.
You will be responsible for:
- Managing the budgets including the original setting, regular monitoring and revision of each budget
- Raising orders and paying invoices
- Petty cash payments and reconciliation
- All aspects of HR including absence recording, input of overtime, monthly payroll reconciliations, recruitment, SCR,
- School dinners
- Debt management
- School day trips and residentials
- Hampshire music tuition
- Line management of the Senior Admin Assistant
- First Aid
- Any other duties as required
The successful candidate will preferably have:
- Experience of preparing and managing budgets
- An excellent understanding of financial procedures and audit processes
- Superb communication skills
- Experience of school management of staff, finance/accounting and budgets, particularly IBC and Tucasi
- The ability to lead HR, including recruitment advertising, contracts and payroll
- Experience of working effectively with a wide range of external agencies and partners
- Previous operational management experience of running a busy office
- An excellent working knowledge of a range of software and applications, including Microsoft Office, Tucasi and SIMs
- Demonstrable experience of working as part of a team
We can offer:
- A friendly, welcoming school
- Supportive and motivated leadership and staff team
- Any training required
- An excellent working environment
Interviews will take place on the Thursday 27th February 2025.
Please email Vicky Wyatt, Finance Manager at finance@rowlandscastle.hants.sch.uk to request an application pack or call the school on 02392 412095. We only accept completed application forms and do not accept CVs as part of the application process.
We would welcome you to visit the school.
Please note that all correspondence in relation to this position will be by email.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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