Cluster Finance & HR Manager

Job Description

Cluster Finance & HR Manager @EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Cluster Finance & HR Manager to provide finance and HR support for 5 schools in the Trust; Lambourne Primary, Epping Upland Primary, Ivy Chimneys Primary, Alderton Infant & Junior Schools.

Salary: Scale 8 (£26,604 - £28,589 Actual) Hours: 30hrs per week term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks)

Working hours can be flexible

This is a great opportunity for an individual with a strong background in Finance to work with the central team and the headteachers to provide financial and HR support for the schools. The job description lists all the requirements of the job but includes the following:

• Advising the Headteachers on general financial policy and planning
• Coordination of annual budget of income and expenditure for the academies
• Monitoring the annual budget and presenting management reports to the Headteacher/CFO and LGC, attending relevant meetings as requested and working in collaboration with the Central Team
• Preparation, of long-term assessments of the future financial performance of the academy
• Preparation of financial appraisals for projects, as required and working in collaboration with the Central Team
• Working with the schools and the Central HR team on recruitment, absence and payroll.
• Maintaining the Single Central Record

The successful candidate should be/have

• Experience in financial management and budgeting
• Experience in HR administration& Recruitment experience.
• Working knowledge of appropriate academy's financial policies and procedures
• Someone with a flexible attitude
• Professional and reliable
• Willing to work collaboratively with others and work autonomously
• Ability to complete complex returns, write complex letters and reports
• Understanding and compliant with the procedures and legislation relating to confidentiality

To apply please complete the application form via Essex Schools jobs. The closing date for applications is Monday 2 December 2024 at noon.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 4 December 2024.

For more information on the Trust please visit the EFSPT website at www.efspt.org

For an informal conversation about this role please contact: The CFO Karen Salmons ksalmons@efspt.org

Information about the School

Welcome to The Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust of fifteen Primary and one Special School all based in the Epping Forest District. Along with our SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), School Improvement Team, Wellbeing Service, and Resourced Provisions based in three of our schools, we are a leading educational organisation in Epping Forest.

EFSPT was formed in 2018 from a consortium of schools that had worked together for over 20 years, and are committed to collaborative working to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children and school communities. The schools maintain their identities but work in a highly collaborative manner supported by a small but very experienced Central Team.

Our Mission is to provide an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all and that provides wider opportunities for the children within the EFSPT to flourish.

We have an uncompromising ambition to use (The) Power of Collaboration to provide outstanding provision through: An inclusive, unrelenting focus on high-quality first-teaching A rich, broad, and stimulating curriculum A high aspiration for all children regardless of their background to achieve the best possible outcomes A wide range of experiences to develop the whole child An environment where good mental health and well-being are nurtured A safeguarding culture to respond to our local context and the needs of our pupils Strong foundations for the next stage of education or employment

EFSPT is committed to Trauma Perceptive Practice; the Essex approach to understanding behaviour and supporting emotional well-being.Being trauma-perceptive means that through our values, policies, and practice, we can effectively support the children, families, and communities in our Trust, creating spaces of belonging and safety that enable everyone to flourish, become resilient, and learn.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to safeguarding our school's communities. The appointment will therefore be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks.

Thank you for your interest in working as part of the Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, for further information on the trust please visit our website at www.efspt.org

West Essex SCITT is an outstanding provider of Initial Teacher Training. We currently have student finance or self funded postgraduate trainee teacher vacancies available to start in September 2024 across all of our 16 primary schools.

Please visit the below website for further information;

https://www.westessexscitt.co.uk/