Job Description

Finance & Human Resources Manager required for an immediate start



30 hours per week
Term Time 39 weeks plus 15 additional days



Working Hours: Our normal office opening hours are 08:30am to 16:30pm Monday to Thursday, 08:30am to 16:00pm Friday, but we can be flexible on the work pattern to suit the right candidate.

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 2 July 2025



Interviews: Wednesday 9 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.