📍 Location: Leeds
📅 Start: ASAP
📄 Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
🕐 Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm
💷 Salary: £47,000–£54,000 per annum

An established high-performing secondary school in Leeds is seeking an experienced School Business Manager to lead the business and operational functions of the school.

Working closely with the Headteacher and senior leadership team, you will play a key role in ensuring the school's finances, staffing, premises and administrative systems are well managed.

⚠️ Previous School Business Management Experience Essential

You should have previous experience in a school or education setting and be confident managing financial processes, HR administration, procurement and operational compliance.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Leading annual budgeting and ongoing financial monitoring

• Managing purchasing, procurement and supplier contracts

• Supporting payroll, HR and staffing processes

• Overseeing premises, estates and facilities management

• Managing health & safety, risk and compliance

• Supporting recruitment and safer onboarding procedures

• Preparing reports for Governors and senior leaders

• Maintaining accurate financial and personnel records

• Reviewing operational processes and identifying improvements

• Supporting the school's wider strategic planning

About You

You will be commercially minded, highly organised and confident dealing with senior stakeholders. Strong knowledge of school finance procedures is important, alongside good IT and Excel skills.

Experience with Arbor, SIMS, Bromcom or other school MIS/finance systems would be advantageous.

If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted within 72 hours.