Finance Manager - Dr Challoner’s Grammar School

Buckinghamshire Council; Chesham Bois; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee their financial functions. The successful candidate will lead a finance team, ensuring compliance with regulations while supporting the school’s mission to educate students. Ideal applicants will have a robust background in financial management and experience in a finance office, with educational experience being a plus. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and potential for further professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance office environment, ideally in education.
• Ability to lead a finance team effectively.
• Understanding of internal and external financial regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the financial functions of the school.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations.
• Lead the finance team and drive best practices.

Skills

Financial management

Compliance with regulations

Team leadership

Experience in finance office environment

Effective communication

Job description

Finance Manager - Dr Challoner’s Grammar School

Location: Amersham

Salary type: Other

Salary Details: £41,388 - £51,702 pa (for 37.5 hrs/week; for less hours, salary will be pro rata)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time/Part-time

Closing date: 26/01/2026

Interviews to be held: Tuesday 3 February 2026

About us

Dr Challoner's has 1387 students, of which 470 are in the Sixth Form. We are regarded as one of the leading grammar schools in the country, with a strong focus on character education, and in 2024 Ofsted confirmed their 2019 judgement of Outstanding, reporting that: “Pupils and staff live and breathe the school’s values of aspiration, kindness and resilience. The result is a vibrant, happy and inclusive school where academic rigour and personal development are equally important.”

In this role you will be responsible for the day to day delivery of our financial function, ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations whilst ensuring that our staff are empowered to focus on educating our students. You will lead our experienced finance team, driving best practice in internal control and serving as the primary lead for the annual external audit.

About you

We are looking for either an experienced Finance Manager, or a finance professional looking to take the next step in your career. You will have experience of working successfully in a similarly demanding, complex and fast paced finance office environment, with experience across a significant number of the areas of responsibility listed in the role profile. Experience in an education setting is desirable but not essential.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Dr Challoner's Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidance, we will carry out online searches to research information on shortlisted candidates, to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. This is not part of the shortlisting process; if there are any findings of concern, you will be given the opportunity to address them at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.