ACADEMY BUSINESS MANAGER

at  Lancashire County Council

ACADEMY BUSINESS MANAGER

Full Time - 37 hours per week (52 weeks per year)
Salary: Grade 10 Point 34 (£42,403) to Point 40 (£48,474) depending on experience (pay award pending)
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Academy Business Manager to join our team as we embark on an exciting phase of expansion. In this pivotal role, you will work closely with the Bursar (Chief Financial & Operating Officer) to ensure the smooth running of the academy’s finances, estates management, and human resources functions.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience in financial management within an educational or similar setting with a strong grasp of estates management and HR processes. The school is extremely busy and the nature of this role is demanding, it requires the post holder to be confident in their abilities, enthusiastic, efficient, able to work on their own initiative, remain calm under pressure with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills notwithstanding, having a good sense of humour!
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is a mixed selective 11-18 Single Academy Trust. We have two sites in Clitheroe, half a mile apart. Our York Street site is home to the thriving and vibrant Sixth Form with over 670 students on roll. Our Chatburn Road site is where our heavily over-subscribed Main School is located; we currently have 810 Main School students on roll, set to increase to 900 by September 2027 taking capacity to 1,613 students.
The school is a centre of excellence and one of the highest achieving schools in the country, we were judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in November 2022. Our school is renowned for high quality teaching and learning, outstanding pastoral care and extensive extra-curricular provision.
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School is a very welcoming and close-knit community and a great place to work! If you feel you would like to be part of this dynamic and successful school and you feel you have the qualities we are looking for I would encourage you to apply.
Application packs can be downloaded from our website: http://www.crgs.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/. For completed application forms to be returned by email to: bursar@crgs.org.uk
Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 11th October 2024, interviews are expected to take place week commencing Monday 14th October 2024.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Essential Qualifications

• GCSE Math and English (Grade 4/C or above) or equivalent

• Educated to A level or aboveRecognised accounting qualification and/or qualified by experience

Desirable Qualifications

• School business qualification (CSBM or DSBM) or currently working towards accreditation

• CIPD Level 5 Intermediate (Chartered Institute of personnel and Development)Qualification in health & safety, IOSH or NEBOSH

Essential Experience

• Experience of working in a financial environment, preparing management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, nominal ledger journals, purchase ledger and credit control

• Ability to produce accurate and meaningful financial information to non-financial stakeholdersAbility to produce excellent written communication with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail

Desirable Experience

• Experience of absence management, personal risk assessments and Occupational Health referralsExperience and understanding of managing health & safety in the workplace/ education setting

• Equal Opportunities statement
  An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
  Rehabilitation
  Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a ‘disclosure’. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS’s Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application

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