Bursar - Independent Prep School

School: Independent Prep School

Location: Kent

Role: Bursar

Salary: Very Competitive

Start Date: September 2024

A vibrant and leading independent prep school in Kent are recruiting a Bursar. This is a full time and permanent role from September 2024.

This prep school is both happy and successful with a strong sense of community throughout. The school is flourishing in all areas with excellent academic standards and a broad range of extracurricular activities, all of which helps to ensure a strong roll and healthy financial situation. This is an exciting time for the development of the school, which is in a strong financial position reporting a healthy surplus for re-investment.

The school seeks an exceptional individual to take on the vital role of Bursar. The successful applicant will be responsible for all commercial aspects of the school. You will provide effective and inspirational leadership to the school's operations and support staff, ensuring the ideal balance is struck between staff care, budgetary control and service provision. You will attend and proactively contribute to SLT meetings providing thoughtful and strategic opinions. The successful applicant will have a proven record of administration at a senior level, including financial responsibility and project management. A professional qualification in finance (e.g., minimum AAT or equivalent) or School Business Management (e.g., Diploma in School Business Management or equivalent) is required.

If you are interested in working at a leading independent school and joining the SMT as a Bursar to build on the excellent work of the current postholder, please apply now. Or call Duncan Eaglesham on an informal conversation and the candidate information pack. The school has a strong ethos of student welfare, therefore any successful applicant will undergo a full enhanced criminal record check (DBS).