Business Manager

Business Manager
Grade 15 (£59,580 - £65,550)
Full Time - 37 hours per week

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, outstanding Business Manager to join our senior leadership team. The successful candidate will have the necessary financial experience, skills and personal qualities and the capability to lead the support team effectively.

The Role

Reporting to the Headteacher you will be responsible for the leadership and management of all non- academic areas of the school including Finance, Procurement, Administration, Site & Maintenance, Catering, IT, Payroll and HR.

You will also work closely with internal and external stakeholders to successfully deliver the vision, ethos, aims and objectives of the campus. You will develop and maintain key relationships with local
authorities, suppliers and regulatory bodies including producing accounts and conducting audits in line with the Trust’s financial policies and procedures and reporting to the Trust board of the school on income and expenditure.

About You

You will hold a degree level qualification or equivalent and have demonstrative experience of accounts and cash flow forecasts in a commercial or Academy environment. Experience of leadership and
management of a multi-disciplinary team is essential and you will have general management and specialist experience in at least one bursarial function. Experience in school finances using SIMS / FMS or equivalent would be desirable.

A full job description and person specification can be found in Appendix A.

Visits to the campus are welcome.

To make an appointment, or for informal enquiries, please contact
Tracey Malsbury - tmalsbury@brookvalegroby.com – in the first instance or telephone 0116 2879921

Closing date – 9.00am, Mon 20th May 2024

The Brookvale Groby Learning Campus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment checks which will include an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and a declaration that you are not a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations (2009).

Applicants are advised that online searches may be carried out as part of due diligence checks.

Other necessary checks will also be undertaken, including the requirement for two satisfactory references (one from your most recent employer) to be received prior to any offer of employment being made.