Job Description

School Business Manager - High Wycombe

High Wycombe based School hiringexperienced School Business Manager for September 2025. The role offers a structured pay scale system, based on experience, in a term time only position. The school seeks a professional who prides themselves on strategical success in school business management, the qualifying candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to structure long term planning in short-notice scenarios.

Key Responsibilities:

  • School budget management in line with local authority requirements
  • Oversee the financial management of the school
  • Support School auditing and compliance
  • Lead on lettings and external incomes
  • Monitor funding
  • Oversee recruitment, vetting and existing employee structures
  • Liaise with payroll, supporting queries
  • HR Policy updating and maintaining
  • Promote and signpost staff well-being services
  • Collaborate with SLT and Site Team to ensure Health & Safety management
  • Line manage departmental staff

School Business Manager Requirements:

  • A resilient, proactive and personable individual with strong organisational skills
  • Experienced in administration, finance and/or operations (education sector preferred but not essential)
  • An excellent communicator, comfortable liaising with external agencies and staff
  • Someone who remains calm under pressure and handles sensitive matters with confidentiality
  • Financially literate, tech-savvy, and confident managing budgets and systems
  • Possesses natural leadership abilities and a hands-on approach
  • High Wycombe based or reliably commutable to the area

Benefits:

  • Join a close-knit, supportive school with strong values and a community feel
  • Work as part of the Senior Leadership Team and shape strategic planning
  • Benefit from excellent facilities, including picturesque campus and advanced digital software
  • A flexible, term-time-only contract supporting work-life balance

For an informal conversation about the role or to apply directly, please contact Charlie at Tradewind:

t: 01727 236 255
e: charlie.lumsdon@twrecruitment.com