Job Description

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We are looking to appoint a Finance Manager in our school.

Details of the Post

Salary - Band 6- Point 23 to 32 (CCT Thurrock Academies Pay Scales). Salary Range: £29,318 - £37,653 Full Time Equivalent

37 hours per week - Term Time plus 2 additional weeks across the academic year - Permanent contract

Start Date: January 2025

Location: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Tilbury, Essex

This is a great opportunity for an individual who has a strong background in finance who will oversee financial arrangements and control and will assist the Headteacher in budget reviews, projections, setting and monitoring.

The primary responsibilities and requirements for this role are as those listed on the accompanying Job Description but include:

• Advising the Headteacher/LGC/SLT on general financial policy and planning
• Co-ordination of annual budget of income and expenditure for the academy
• Monitoring the annual budget and presenting management reports to the Headteacher/LGC/SLT/Trust Board, 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
• Responsibility for the accurate completion and validity of payroll returns for the payment of all salaries and wages including PAYE, NIC and Superannuation.
• Keeping the academy account and preparing income and expenditure reports in accordance with DCSF financial regulations and preparation of accounts for submission to the Trust Board and quarterly

The successful candidate should be / have:

• Experience in financial management and budgeting
• Working knowledge of appropriate academy's financial policies and procedures
• Someone with a can do and 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 of the procedures and legislation relating to confidentiality

Information about the Academy:

St Mary's is a 'Good' school with 'Outstanding' features(OFSTED, September 2023) situated in Tilbury very close to Tilbury Town C2C station with quick rail links into London. We have our own parking facilities with direct road links to the M25, A13 and A127.

We warmly welcome visitors to the school, to see for yourself our "welcoming pupils" who display "genuine respect" for those they meet (Ofsted 2023) with supportive parents working together with our friendly, hardworking and committed staff.

The academy and The Christus Catholic Trust will offer:

• a dynamic and collaborative team of professionals across the academy and Trust, who work together and are committed to creating an ethos of mutual support whilst providing an effective Catholic education for the children in our communities.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School and The Christus Catholic Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.