Edgbaston High School for Girls - School Finance Manager

West Midlands
Edgbaston High School for Girls
Full-time

Summary

Edgbaston High School is seeking an experienced accountant to join the Bursary team and manage all aspects of the school’s day to day financial management.

Detail

The role involves working with a wide range of stakeholders, including teaching staff, support staff, parents as well as external service providers, including VAT advisors and payroll bureau.

Every day will be different, and provide an interesting challenge, from buying foreign currency for school trips to supporting the Facilities Manager with transport contracts, and liasing with HR to understand changes in monthly payroll.

The Finance Manager will also provide a key support to the Director of Finance, with strategic financial planning and preparing managing the annual school budget.

Every employee at EHS is a valued member of the team, and staff wellbeing is important. Employee benefits include a generous employer pension; on-site parking; use of the gym and pool; training opportunities; delicious lunches prepared by our onsite catering team; access to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens for employees and their families; and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

A full job description and person specification can be found in the Information Pack.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 18th July. Interviews will take place at Edgbaston High School for Girls shortly after. Successful candidates will be invited to a formal interview and there will also be an opportunity to tour the School on the day.

Applications, addressed to Mrs Beatrice Kail (Finance Director), should include a completed school application form and a covering letter of not more than 2 pages summarising your suitability for the role as outlined in the information pack.

Please submit these to the HR & Compliance Officer, Ms Corinna Gregory: recruitment@edgbastonhigh.co.uk. CVs may be submitted as well but must be accompanied by an application form.

Please note, we reserve the right to close posts and commence interviews at any time, once we have received sufficient applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

To comply with KCSIE Edgbaston High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, online checks and Disclosure and Barring Services.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children."

Edgbaston High School is an equal opportunities employer.