Trust Business Support Manager

Accountable to:  Head of Finance

Contract: Full time, Permanent (37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year) - Flexible

Grade:  H - I (£40,221 - £45,441 FTE)

Purpose of role

Trust Business Support Manager will play a key role in supporting the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Head of Finance (HoF) and Financial Controller (FC) to generate, harness and process management information required at central level for the purpose of decision making, external statutory returns and monitoring returns at school level. The role is one of a lead professional and will be a key member or the central team.

Key Objectives 

• Leadership - Provide strong and innovative leadership in all aspects of the role including strategic direction, change management and financial operational effectiveness.
• Support Services - Lead, develop and coordinate support services for finance teams within our schools.
• Procurement - ensure compliance with all internal policies and external limitations at all times.
• Contribute to and promote the vision, values, moral purpose, learning & leadership styles and ethos of the trust in a purposeful and inclusive manner.

Schools benefit from a flexible approach to working arrangements – because of this, the tasks and responsibilities listed here are not definitive. Line Managers may require particular additional duties to be undertaken to suit the specific trust / school’s requirements and these may be incorporated in the role requirements as long as they are at a similar and appropriate level to the other listed duties.

Other information

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.

Our commitment to ensuring equal opportunity and lifelong development is showcased in our 1:1 iPad initiative for learners and teaching colleagues across the schools in our trust. By harnessing the power of technology and collaboration, we aim to reshape and rethink what it means to be a learner into this digital age, and you can play a role in shaping our curriculum offer by joining us on this journey.  

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

All school based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check.