Director of Finance and Chief Finance Officer

Principal Responsibilities

• To work with the Headteacher and Governors to develop the school’s financial plan and have overall responsibility for the management of the plan.
• To lead, operate, maintain, and develop the financial procedures and systems of the school.
• To ensure that the school is fully prepared to meet Ofsted and Audit financial criteria.
• To maintain a knowledge of sector developments and best practice as they relate to operational matters, communicating these to the Headteacher, Governing Body, managers, and staff as appropriate.
• To manage finance and catering staff.
• To act as Company Secretary for the Governing Body and to be responsible for all associated records and returns.
• To prepare a realistic and balanced budget.
• To prepare monthly management accounts.
• To ensure that the staffing structure meets the strategic objectives of the school.

For more detailed duties and responsibilities, please refer to the job specification attached.

Amersham School is a student centred school. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide each and every one of our students with a first class and personalised education.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 9 April Midday

Interviews: On application

The school reserves the right to appoint before the closing date should a suitable candidate become available.

Amersham School is committed to the welfare and safeguarding of all its students and therefore all appointments are made subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS, qualification and pre-employment checks

As part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search (including social media) as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview