School Business Manager

Summary:

School Business Manager needed for a high-achieving girls’ grammar school.

About the School:

A school with a strong academic reputation and a commitment to student excellence, offering a broad and challenging curriculum. It is a welcoming and inclusive community that values innovation and tradition.

The Opportunity:

The School Business Manager will provide strategic leadership across finance, operations, estates, and administration, ensuring the school’s resources support its educational ambitions. This is a key leadership role in shaping the school’s future and delivering its strategic development plan.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for financial planning and resource management
• Lead the development and management of a £8–9 million budget
• Support long-term strategic planning in partnership with the Headteacher and Governors
• Provide leadership for premises, estates, and operational services
• Identify and develop new revenue streams and funding opportunities
• Ensure robust systems for financial governance, compliance, and risk management
• Lead and develop a large and diverse support staff team
• Ensure the school remains financially sustainable and organisationally agile

Qualifications & Skills:

Required

• Significant experience in strategic financial management
• Strong leadership and organisational development skills
• A proven ability to manage complex operational responsibilities
• The confidence to operate as a strategic partner to the Headteacher
• High levels of integrity, judgement, and professional credibility

Preferred

• Experience within a school or educational setting
• Experience with budget management and financial planning
• Strong understanding of educational governance and compliance

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development and leadership
• Supportive and inclusive working environment
• Access to a range of staff welfare and wellbeing initiatives
• Generous holiday allowance and flexible working arrangements