Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£58,692 Per Annum

About the Role
Ealing Council is a diverse and ambitious organisation that serves one of the largest and most multi-cultural boroughs in London. We are committed to improving the lives of our residents by building strong and connected communities. We aim to create an environment where every child can reach their potential and achieve their dreams. To help us achieve this, we have created a new role of School Bursarial and Resources Strategic Lead. We are looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced professional with a strong background in financial management. The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational and communication skills, proven experience of leading teams and delivering successful projects, and the ability to collaborate with and influence stakeholders at all levels.

As a School Bursarial and Resources Strategic Lead, you will:
- Lead and manage a sustainable, innovative, evolving School Bursarial Service, comprised of dedicated experienced education finance specialists, providing a client-focused traded service that delivers strategic, operational and complex financial management advice, support and training to a large number of local authority maintained schools across the borough.
- Maintain a frontloaded case load of schools, delivering strategic, operational and complex financial management advice, support and training to school staff at all levels.
- Manage and support projects related to financial and resource management, including delivering training programmes and developing the use of software solutions for effective budget monitoring and management.
- Play a major role in supporting school financial sustainability, including assisting schools to set sustainable budgets, monitoring and risk management for school leaders and governors across all Local Authority maintained schools in Ealing and deficit recovery planning.
- Play a pivotal role in the planning, co-ordination and strategic development of the Dedicated Schools Grant for schools, High Needs and Early Years, both devolved to schools and centrally retained. This will include budget modelling, forecasting, making finance recommendations and communicating key changes to senior management and schools.
- Work with the head of service and Assistant Director on schools forum reporting, relationship management and decision making.
- Collaborate, work in partnership with and influence a wide range of stakeholders, including schools, internal services and departments, other LAs, education professionals and central government.

Where we work
We try to go to the office at Ealing Headquarters at least twice a week, and some of our work is done in the schools and communities of the borough of Ealing.

If you are interested in the role and working for Ealing, we would love to receive your application. This post is subject to Ealing Council’s enhanced vetting process.

Closing date
Monday 28 July 2025

Interviews
To be held week commencing 25 August or week commencing 01 September 2025.

Experience
Proven experience in financial management and leading teams.

About you
Dynamic, experienced professional with excellent organisational and communication skills. Ability to collaborate with and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications
Strong background in financial management is essential.