Job Description

If you offer strong accounting and financial experience and management skills, this position offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the financial management of one of London's top day schools.

As Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the provision and maintenance of Wimbledon High School's financial and accounting services. This will include the preparation and management of budgets, monthly management reporting, financial management of outsourced contracts, managing the school's financial administration and overseeing the management of the school's purchase ordering and payments systems.

You will also line manage the Finance Officer and Finance Assistant, ensuring they have clear expectations of their roles, and that high performance standards are achieved and maintained.

To be considered for this role you will need a suitable accountancy/financial qualification, such as ACA, CIMA, AAT or equivalent, with a good understanding of accounting software and experience of financial analysis and reporting. You will also need the ability to operate, monitor and maintain systems for effective budget management as well as the ability to analyse and present statistical information with confidence.

We welcome applications from candidates with experience in a commercial or education environment.

About the School

Since 1880, Wimbledon High School GDST has been educating girls to go out into the world and make a difference. Our acclaimed pastoral programme GROW, enriching co-curricular opportunities, character-forging partnerships and our 'playful scholarship' approach to academic life make for a compelling environment where every individual can flourish and be herself. Located in the heart of Wimbledon, we are less than 20 minutes from central London.

Benefits

As part of the Girls' Day School Trust, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

Competitive salaries and pay progression Access to extensive professional development opportunities GDST Flexible Pension Plan (Details from: https://workplace.aviva.co.uk/gdst/) Training grants for qualifications Free life assurance benefit A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools Interest free loans for training, computer purchase and travel season tickets A Cycle to Work scheme

For further details and to apply for this position please click the apply button.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Wednesday 30th April 2025.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 7th May 2025

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The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening including online searches will apply to this post.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person