Position Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Full-time/Part-time
Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 20/12/2024 Midday
Date of Interviews: TBC
Cluster Finance & HR Manager @EPPING FOREST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Cluster Finance & HR Manager to provide finance and HR support for 5 schools in the Trust: Lambourne Primary, Epping Upland Primary, Ivy Chimneys Primary, Alderton Infant & Junior Schools. You will manage a team of three, ensuring that the schools and the central team have the information they need.
Working hours can be flexible.
This is a great opportunity for an individual with a strong background in Finance to work with the central team and the headteachers to provide financial and HR support for the schools. The job description lists all the requirements of the job but includes the following:
* Advising the Headteachers on general financial policy and planning
* Coordination of annual budget of income and expenditure for the academies
* Monitoring the annual budget and presenting management reports to the Headteacher/CFO and LGC, attending relevant meetings as requested and collaborating with the Central Team
* Preparation of long-term assessments of the future financial performance of the academy
* Preparation of financial appraisals for projects, as required, and collaborating with the Central Team
* Working with the schools and the Central HR team on recruitment, absence, and payroll
* Maintaining the Single Central Record
The successful candidate should have:
* Experience in financial management and budgeting
* Experience in HR administration and recruitment
* Working knowledge of appropriate academy financial policies and procedures
* A flexible attitude
* Professionalism and reliability
* The ability to work collaboratively with others and autonomously
* The ability to complete complex returns, write complex letters and reports
* An understanding of and compliance with procedures and legislation relating to confidentiality
To apply, please complete the application form via Essex Schools jobs. The closing date for applications is Friday 13 December 2024 at noon.
The interview date is to be confirmed.
For more information on the Trust, please visit the EFSPT website at www.efspt.org.
For an informal conversation about this role, please contact: The CFO Karen Salmons at ksalmons@efspt.org.
Information about the School
Welcome to The Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust of fifteen Primary and one Special School all based in the Epping Forest District. Along with our SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), School Improvement Team, Wellbeing Service, and Resourced Provisions based in three of our schools, we are a leading educational organization in Epping Forest.
EFSPT was formed in 2018 from a consortium of schools that had worked together for over 20 years, and we are committed to collaborative working to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children and school communities. The schools maintain their identities but work in a highly collaborative manner supported by a small but experienced Central Team.
Our Mission is to provide an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all and that provides wider opportunities for the children within the EFSPT to flourish.
We have an uncompromising ambition to use the Power of Collaboration to provide outstanding provision through:
* An inclusive, unrelenting focus on high-quality first teaching
* A rich, broad, and stimulating curriculum
* A high aspiration for all children regardless of their background to achieve the best possible outcomes
* A wide range of experiences to develop the whole child
* An environment where good mental health and well-being are nurtured
* A safeguarding culture to respond to our local context and the needs of our pupils
EFSPT is committed to Trauma Perceptive Practice; the Essex approach to understanding behavior and supporting emotional well-being. Being trauma-perceptive means that through our values, policies, and practice, we can effectively support the children, families, and communities in our Trust, creating spaces of belonging and safety that enable everyone to flourish, become resilient, and learn.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to safeguarding our school's communities. The appointment will therefore be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks.
Thank you for your interest in working as part of the Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust. For further information on the trust, please visit our website at www.efspt.org.
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Tula Smith
c/o The Alderton Infants School
Alderton Hall Lane, Loughton
Essex, IG10 3HE
Telephone: 0208 508 7168
Email: tsmith@efspt.org
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