REQUIRED TO START ASAP 

SCHOOL FINANCE MANAGER

PERMANENT, FULL TIME

36 hours per week

(Monday to Friday)

Bexley Council 17, Points 01 to 04 – £50,544 - £58,347

Blackfen School is a progressive and vibrant learning community that focuses on raising the aspirations and releasing the potential of every young person in our care.

In 2026, 62.9% of students in year 11 achieved five or more GCSE 9-4 grades, including at least a 4 in English and a 4 in Mathematics. Progress was also strong. At A level in 2025/2026, 38.5% of grades were at A*-B. Similarly, high levels were achieved in Level 3 BTEC qualifications.

Our Governors wish to appoint a School Finance Manager, we are seeking somebody to lead our finance team and ensure the financial health and sustainability of our School. You will provide strong financial leadership, ensure effective financial management and controls, and help translate our financial strategy into meaningful operational delivery.

We are looking for a confident and collaborative finance professional who can combine technical expertise with leadership, strategic thinking and a genuine appetite for improvement. You will be comfortable working with senior colleagues, challenging constructively, managing competing priorities and communicating complex financial information clearly to a range of audiences.

You will need to be a qualified accountant, a member of a relevant professional accountancy body, or hold the CIPFA Level 7 qualification.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers.  The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

We in Blackfen School for Girls are committed to practice that which protects children from harm. Staff and volunteers in this organisation accept and recognise our responsibilities to develop awareness of the issues which cause children harm. We believe all children have a right to attend school and learn in a safe environment. Children should be free from harm by adults in the school and other children.

We in Blackfen School for Girls are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.

We shall apply safer Recruitment and Selection to all posts to ensure that all those who work in a school environment are fully aware of our commitment to safeguarding children and are able to show competence and fitness for purpose in this area.

CLOSING DATE: 15 October 2026. However, we reserve the right to close the advert for this role as

soon as suitable applications are received