Job Introduction
Finance & Human Resources Manager required for an immediate start
Permanent Position
Term Time 39 weeks plus 15 additional days
30 hours per week
Working Hours: Our normal office opening hours are 08:30am-16:30pm Mon-Thurs, 08:30am-16:00pm Friday, but we can be flexible on the work pattern to suit the right candidate
Salary: Grade I SCP28-31 £37,938- £40,476 pro rata
(Pay award pending)
Stanley Green Infant Academy is a popular and forward-thinking school and nursery that promotes a values-based and inclusive ethos to ensure quality first teaching for all children. It is our mission to promote a lifelong ‘Love for learning, Love for Life’!
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated Finance & HR Manager to lead our professional and friendly Admin and Site team. This is a key post maintaining the school’s Budgets and Finance, whilst providing Financial and HR support to the Headteacher and Governing Body
We are looking for someone who:
- Is an enthusiastic team player with strong business, financial, HR and resource management
- Has experience of preparing budgets, budget monitoring and forecasting the year end outturn
- Holds a relevant Accounting qualification or School Business Management qualification, with membership of a relevant professional body
- Has a flair for operational management and strategic thinking
- Is proactive and forward thinking and will be able to support the school in its continual drive for improvement
- Is able to support the Headteacher and Governing body with financial reporting and attend meetings
- Has experience of working in a school environment
- Has experience of premises management
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Sound school business financial experience and qualifications
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- High levels of self-motivation and organisational skills
- Ability to plan and prioritise a busy workload
- Commitment to high standards of work performance
- Ability to lead, support and motivate a team
- Ability to work well with a team
- Willingness to participate fully in the life of the school
- Creativity and competence in using ICT and other media
- Knowledge of the Academy Trust Handbook
- Proven experience of Payroll and HR processes and compliance
- Secure knowledge of school business systems
- Good knowledge of DfE and HMRC statutory reporting and returns
We can offer you:
- A friendly and supportive working environment
- A commitment to ongoing continuing professional development
- Opportunities for career progression
- One wellbeing day per year
- Access to free health and wellbeing services
We welcome applications from exceptional candidates who will make an effective contribution to our high attaining, popular and forward-thinking Single Academy Trust.
For further information or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Francesca Perry on 01202 778181.
Please submit your completed application form to finance@stanleygreen.co.uk.
Closing date: Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 9th July 2025
Stars Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check and rigorous safeguarding checks of shortlisted candidates background credentials, including online searches. Searches will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the interview panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.Hourly Rate:Working Weeks: 39
