Director of Finance
St John's College School
Cambridgeshire
- £80,000 - £90,000 per year
- New
- Salary:
- £80,000-£90,000 + benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 27 January 2025
Job overview
St John’s College School is looking for a Director of Finance as soon as possible to join and assist in the leadership of its support staff. Reporting to the Head and Governors, and working closely with the Director of Operations, the Director of Finance will be responsible for the finances of the School as well as oversee Human Resources.
The successful candidate will possess excellent numeracy and organisational skills, strengths in working in a small team, a methodical approach and a proactive nature. Specific experience in finance and accounting is essential and knowledge and experience of HR is desirable. Candidates will be expected to manage a small team, have the ability to manage their own workload, demonstrate a high level of IT competence and knowledge of systems to support their areas of responsibility and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the aims and ethos of the School and support the Head in these vital areas of the School’s operation.
The Director of Finance will work 34 weeks (term time) and an additional 8 weeks outside of term time, according to the needs of the School and as agreed with the Head.
The annual starting salary for this post will be between £80,000 - £90,000 per annum, depending on skills and competencies, paid in monthly instalments in arrears. The benefits package includes a generous pension, private medical insurance, death in service benefit, salary sacrifice scheme, reduction of up to 50% of school day fees, Cycle to Work scheme and free lunch.
Applications
A letter of application should be sent with a fully completed application form to Neil Chippington, Head, St John’s College School, 73 Grange Road, Cambridge CB3 9AB, as soon as possible.
Closing date for applications: Monday 27 January 2025 at 5.00pm
Preliminary interviews will be held as soon as possible after this date.
Final interviews will be held during the week beginning 10 February
Long-listed candidates will be invited for a preliminary interview. Short-listed candidates will be invited to return to complete skills tests. References will be taken up for candidates who are able to demonstrate the required skill level. These candidates will then be invited to return for the final interview procedure, which will involve tours of the school, meetings with various members of staff, a safer recruitment interview and the final interview itself.
All reasonable interview expenses will be reimbursed by the School.
The selected candidate will be expected to undergo, at the School’s expense, a medical examination prior to confirmation of appointment.
St John’s College School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
All appointments are subject to a criminal background check and proof of qualifications in accordance with the requirements of the Children Act.
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About St John's College School
Set in the heart of Cambridge, St John’s College School has long enjoyed and deserved a national reputation for the exceptional quality of education and care it provides, which focuses on fostering the aptitudes and nurturing the growth of each child. St John’s has been awarded national Best Prep School and national Best Prep School Head awards in the Tatler Schools Awards. Its teaching has been rated ‘inspirational’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate and it is the first of the very few to have achieved the coveted ‘exceptional’ grade for children’s attainment. At St John’s, we believe in a childhood filled with affection, in which children know that they are known and valued, in which they learn to trust themselves and each other, in which they find and express their voice, discover the difference they can make for themselves and others, learn to think for themselves, to question, to collaborate, to be independent, to own and take charge of their learning and their lives.
A curriculum that believes in children draws from them the highest and the deepest levels of attainment. Though we are not selective in our Kindergarten, our children are on average at the 85th centile on national tests or ability before they leave. Our exam results are outstanding and our 60 leavers gain on average around 25 scholarships to the strongest schools. Up to one-third of our past pupils in due course gain Oxbridge places each year, more than in the most academically selective of schools: our children continue to be exceptional learners.
The School is located in leafy Grange Road, a short walk across the playing fields from the centre of town and the College, at the heart of which sits the Chapel, home to the internationally renowned College Chapel Choir. The School site has undergone significant rebuilding or redevelopment in the last five years to ensure the facilities, layout and fabric of the buildings fully support the delivery of the School’s ethos.
The majority of children proceed at 13+ to day schools in Cambridge, each of which sets its own Entrance exams, predominantly in English and Maths. About one-third of the children proceed at 13+ to boarding schools via Common Entrance while others will proceed via Academic Scholarship examinations.
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