Finance Business Partner
Salary: £30,061 (FTE £32,597–£36,363), NJC point 20–25
Contract: Permanent, 37 hrs/week, term time + 3 weeks (42 weeks/year)
Location: Central Finance & HR Office, Uffculme School EX15 3AG + travel to schools
Want to use your financial acumen, and relationship building skills in an organisation where the bottom-line is nurturing and developing the ambition, talents and interests of every child in its care? This could be the perfect role for you.
What you’ll do:
• Partner with our primary school headteachers to develop and monitor their budgets.
• Provide clear, insightful analysis and financial forecasts.
• Offer expert support and constructive challenge.
What we’re looking for:
• Experience with budgets and forecasting (school experience not essential).
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Ability to turn financial data into actionable insights.
Why join us?
• Hybrid working flexibility and autonomy.
• Term-time plus 3 weeks - all but 3 weeks of the school holidays off.
• Defined benefit LGPS pension scheme.
• Free parking & subsidised gym membership.
• Rewarding, varied role as a key member of the Central Finance Team.
Interested?
Contact details to arrange an informal chat with with our CFO, Ben Brook, can be found in the application pack.
All applications should be made by completing the E-Teach application form and include evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role.
CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full.
For full details of the role, please see the job description and person specification
Closing Date: 9am on 12th January 2026
Interview Date: 19th January 2026
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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