School Business Manager

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time, Term Time Plus 10 Days

Reference Number: HR_REC_SED_522.26

Overview of Position

The Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust and local governing body of St. Edward's RC Primary are dedicated to providing an outstanding Catholic education to our children and pupils. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed School Business Manager to join our friendly team.

Responsibilities

If it was you, you would be responsible for the following:

• Strategic leadership of all the support functions within school, to include but not limited to estates management, finance, HR and the training and development of staff, ensuring all policies, procedures and systems are in place.
• Provide business support with prompt and accurate reporting to the Headteacher and Local Governing Body.
• Responsible for the management of support staff across the school.
• Responsible for management of the school's support function in collaboration with the CATs central team.
• Work closely with the central finance team with regards to budget monitoring and transactional processing.
• Responsible for the school's HR function and processing for payroll.

Qualifications

If so we are looking for:

• Demonstrate a robust business acumen combined with outstanding leadership skills.
• A strong self-motivator driven to achieve tasks, overcome challenges as well as providing direction for others.
• Possess a good understanding of estate management, finance and HR administration.
• Work positively and inclusively with colleagues, parents and all stakeholders.
• Experienced in Health and Safety issues.
• Understand the culture and climate of educational settings.
• Working practice of the following systems would be beneficial; PS Financials, Arbor, Iris, Orovia, Evolve and IAM compliant.

Closing Date: Friday 1st May 2026 at 12pm

Interview Date: Friday 15th May 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS application and will be subject to further safer recruitment checks, such as references, with ID documents retained on file. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check, as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.