Experience

Herts for Learning Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Management Consultant

  • Jun 2018 - Present



Holwell Primary School

• School Business Manager

  • Dec 2016 - Present



Grenestede Multi Academy Trust

• Academy Business Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Academy Business Manager – Company Secretary & Trustee to Grenestede Academy Trust• Office Manager to two school offices and Admin Team, undertaking annual appraisals and target setting of 9 staff • Human Resources Manager of all staff across academy. Undertaking recruitment – including advertising, interviewing and induction.• Full member of the senior leadership team (SLT), contributing to strategic guidance of the establishment• Responsible for Premises Management of two sites and the buildings and leading the Premises Team of 9 staff• Project Manager – conversion of two Primary Schools into Academies under a Multi Academy Trust responsible for the land conversion, transfer of staff under TUPE. The Master Funding agreements for both schools and assisting the Department of Education in the drawing up of Articles of Association for the Multi Academy Trust• Implemented effective Risk Management policies, Health & Safety and managed all third party service contracts• Contract management for two schools and the Academy Trust• Lead the strategic financial planning aspects of the Academy• Prepared all budget forecasts and accompanying management accounts for submission to the Board, Education Funding Authority (EFA) and Local County Council• Researched and successfully obtained additional funding for building projects• Prepare monthly P&L, balance sheets and cash flow statements. Responsible for timely bank and balance sheet reconciliations. Submission of all financial returns and authorisation of monthly payroll• Data Manager for two schools • Lead ICT development across schools



Grenestede Federation

• Business Manager

  • Oct 2001 - Aug 2014

  • School Business Manager to Grenestede Federation• Member of Senior Leadership Team. Line Manager/Office Manager to two school offices• Responsible for budget planning, implementing and monitoring of two schools within the federation budgets• Monthly reconciliations of payroll• Responsible for all Human Resources, payroll, contracts for all staff across both schools• Data Analysis for both schools – created and implemented a new tracking system for both schools. Producing termly analysis reports for staff and leadership team. Presenting new tracking system to 14 other schools within the locality• Responsibility for Premises Management across both schools including H&S undertaking audits as required• Banker school for 16 schools in locality.• ICT across both schools – ensuring ICT is available and in working order and keeping up to date on new trends.• Contracts for both schools within the federation• Responsible for converting two schools into hard federation



Waterfield First School

• School Bursar

  • Oct 1999 - Sep 2001

  • Responsible for school budget, Human Resources, IT and Premises

• School Secretary

  • Nov 1996 - Sep 1999

  • School Secretary – responsible for all pupil records – admissions, leavers, keeping SIMS database up to date• Receptionist duties – telephone calls, messages, general enquiries• First Aider to school• School fund administrator



Grolier Limited

• Telemarketing Representative

  • Jul 1995 - Jul 1996

  • Telemarketing representative• Achieving set targets and increasing sales targets



Royal Air Force (RAF)

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• WRAF Typist

  • Apr 1986 - Aug 1989

  • WRAF Typist