Vacancies

Finance/HR Manager

About the role

Due to retirement of our long serving Finance/HR Manager, we are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our team. The successful candidate will:

Ensure there is accurate day to day financial transactions, working closely with the Headteacher
Preparing and monitoring the school budget
Update payroll and personnel records
Maintain appropriate Pre-School finances
Maintain the accounts of the before and after school childcare provision

We can offer you:

a caring, welcoming ethos
a committed and supportive team of staff, leaders, SENCO and governors
enthusiastic, polite and motivated children
a well-maintained and well-resourced school
a robust induction programme and continuous professional development opportunities

You will need to have:

excellent spoken and written communication skills
GCSE grade C or equivalent (grade 5) in Maths and English
Good IT skills and experience of working within education finance
a positive outlook and a sense of humour

You are strongly encouraged to come and have a look round. Application forms are available by contacting Mrs Lynn Clarke (Finance/HR Manager) by emailing:

finance@lionelwalden.cambs.sch.uk or by accessing the school website – https://www.lionelwalden.cambs.sch.uk/vacancies

Lionel Walden Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are conditional and subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.

What will you be doing?

Contracted hours: 18 hrs per week, 38 weeks per year

Hours: Flexible working can be discussed

Salary: Scale 5, salary point 14-16 (dependent upon experience)

Responsible to: The Headteacher

Job purpose: To assist the headteacher and the Governing Body by managing and providing financial support required to maintain the efficient running of Lionel Walden Primary and Pre-School and its wrap around provision (Lions’ Den) in pursuit of its educational aims and strategic direction.

General responsibilities

Be familiar with and support the Vision, Values and Goals of the School and take all decisions in line with these.
Be aware of and comply with relevant policies and procedures, including those relating to safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection.
Behave in a professional manner at all times demonstrating mutual respect for all members of our community.
Ensure own continuous professional development, seeking opportunities for innovative and effective practice
Undertake any other duties/responsibilities, which may reasonably be regarded as within the grade of the post as defined.

Financial Management

To prepare annual school budget for recommendation to the Headteacher and Governors.
Monitor expenditure against budget and ensure that all income due to the School is received/collected
Prepare and submit all finance returns required by the Local Authority, including monthly returns of income and expenditure and updated forecasts.
Maintain appropriate financial control systems, ensuring that the school’s procedures comply with Local Authority’s standing instructions.
Supervise the school’s Bank Account ensuring that monthly reconciliations are carried out in a timely and accurate manner.
Manage the school’s cash balances.
Act as a point of contact for the Local Authority Auditors, liaising with Governors as necessary.
Oversee the collection of School Funds from parents.
Controlling day to day purchases and expenditure.
Ensure there is accurate day to day financial transactions working closely with the Headteacher
Ensure compliance with financial regulations in all school transactions.
Review the market for contract services purchased by the school and negotiate with suppliers in order to achieve best value wherever possible – eg telephone, reprographics equipment, catering, grounds maintenance etc.
Investigate fund raising for the school in submitting bids and other activities.

Payroll

To be responsible for the management of the payroll information and pensions information for the school’s directly employed staff.
Ensure that the school’s appointed payroll provider is informed of overtime and additional hours.
Preparing monthly returns for overtime and additional hours.
Liaise with the Headteacher and Local Authority ensuring all staff are paid in accordance with their agreed pay and conditions.
Deal with any staff queries on pay, pensions etc.
Be responsible for ensuring that the Apprenticeship Levy Account is managed efficiently to ensure the best value for the school.
Update payroll records to include new staff contracts and make amendments to existing staff contracts when necessary.

Human Resources

To ensure that all the necessary financial data required for payroll, Teachers’ Pension (TP) and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is submitted in respect of new appointments, changes to an existing member of staff’s terms and conditions or the termination of a member of staff’s employment.
Update new staff contracts and any amendments to existing staff contracts when necessary.

Insurance

Act as primary point of contact for the School’s Insurance brokers, dealing with the annual insurance renewal.
Ensure adequate cover is maintained.
Contribute to the maintenance of the school’s asset registers.
Oversee the handling of any claims on the insurance policies.

EYFS

Maintain appropriate Pre-School finances including completion of termly EY funding claims, monitoring of Pre-School budget and the overseeing of parent’s eligibility for EY funding.

Before and After School provision

Maintain the accounts of the before and afterschool provision, including invoicing and collecting of fees.

Continued Professional Development

Undertake any necessary professional development as identified by the school.
Attend any sessions deemed important and essential put on by the Local Authority or our HR Provider.

Notes

This job description is non-contractual and provided for guidance only. It will be updated and amended from time to time in accordance with the changing needs of the School. The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed.

Recruitment and induction practices to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or vulnerable adults apply to this post in addition to the requirement to obtain a Barred list and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

About you

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please phone 01354 740405 or email finance@lionelwalden.cambs.sch.uk to arrange a visit.

Further details on this vacancy (including an application form) can be found on the 'Vacancies at CPS’ page of our website. https://www.lionelwalden.cambs.sch.uk/vacancies

Closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday, 13^th April 2026.

Interviews will take place w/c 20^th April 2026.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers