School Business Manager - Kidderminster, United Kingdom - Page Personnel Finance

Page Personnel Finance

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Kidderminster, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Business Manager is part of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for the Finance, Health & Safety, HR, Premises and administration.

Client Details

Nurturing positive outcomes through education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.
Description

Leadership and People Management

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contribute to the development and implementation of the strategic and operational plans, projects and objectives.
Take delegated responsibility as appropriate for specific time periods and areas such as financial and other relevant decisions and actions.
Line manage the team leads of each of the Support Services ensuring the development and effective performance management of all members of the teams.
Ensure Aurora Group policies, procedures and reporting are adhered to
As SLT member be part of 'senior on call' cover in emergencies.

Financial Resource Management

Support the annual budgeting process ensuring all relevant parties at site are included so that budgets are realistic and cover all likely expenditure and highlight any new or expected expenditure.
Communicate agreed budgets to budget holders educating as necessary to allow for regular accurate reporting on budget.
Manage agreed budgets including

- monitoring and analysing reports including ensuring expenditure is within the figures and guidelines laid down and alert appropriate manager if budgets are nearing spending limits.

Highlight budget variance on a regular basis to the SMT/SLT, along with proposed corrective action. Manage agreed corrective action with budget holders.
Ensure that records and systems are kept up to date and monitored.
In liaison with central functions and operating within processes and procedures work with SLT to prioritise and adjust expenditure throughout the year to keep within allocated budgets, e.g. major repairs and capital expenditure.
Be vigilant for and report immediately, following relevant procedures, suspected fraudulent activity, liaising with SLT and central functions and implement agreed course of action.
Ensure relevant formal and acceptable finance agreements are in place for all suppliers following company procedures and guidelines.
Oversee the site based payroll activities liaising with central function as appropriate to ensure everyone is paid accurately and in a timely manner.
Support the process of fee payments supporting accurate children and young people records including funding agreements.

Administration

Manage the administrative function to ensure all processes, procedures, reporting and records are maintained, up to date and delivered in line with compliance and regulatory requirements.
Ensure administrative processes are efficient, effective and interact smoothly without duplication to provide complete systems, ensuring clear areas of responsibility.
Introduce and maintain systems to measure and improve all administrative processes and systems and ensure the administrative function plans ahead to meet future needs and plans.
Prepare information for publications and returns for regulatory and other external bodies, other agencies and stakeholders within statutory guidelines.

Human Resources

In liaison with central HR function, oversee all local HR related procedures including maintenance of accurate and safe employment records and ensure that all HR processes, including safer recruitment are followed, are compliant and in line with the requirementsof the regulatory bodies and company procedures and policies.
Ensure that the Aurora HR policies, including the equality policy are communicated appropriately to all staff.
On an ongoing basis identify the types of skills, knowledge, understanding and experience required to undertake existing and future planned activities.

Facilities and Site Management

Profile

Relevant regulations and standards for education and care.
Current inspection frameworks used by regulatory and statutory bodies.
Funding bodies including structure, processes and current political agenda.
Safeguarding and legislative procedures when working with children and vulnerable adults.
Management and knowledge of EBITDA, financial systems, processes and budget preparation.
Knowledge of learning disabilities and/or special needs insofar as they impact upon the support services to be provided including management of individual needs (health, social etc.) and challenging behaviours.
Key aspects of Health and Safety legislation
Knowledge of antidiscrimination and equal opportunities legislation
Excellent communication skills with a range of internal and external people, verbally and in writing
Ability to define high, appropriate and attainable standards, and achieve them
Ability to assess situations accurately, resolve problems effectively and take decisions autonomously within limits of own authority
Audit skills
Ability to manage own time and multiple tasks effectively
Ability to operate recording and quality systems/procedures to meet required standards
Ability to identify own training needs, to attend required training and maintain continuous personal development
Experience of leading multiple teams across several functions
Experience of managing budgets competently

Qualifications:

A Management or Professional qualification in related area to role e.g. Management Diploma or Finance qualification is desirable.

Job Offer
Local Government Pension

Remote working until new school opens in September/October 2023