Business Manager - School

School Business Manager

Bradford | School Setting
£36,000 – £48,000 DOE | Full-Time | Permanent - Dependent on Expereince

Looking for a role where you can make a real impact every single day?

We’re working with a welcoming setting in North Bradford seeking an experienced School Business Manager to lead on finance, HR, operations, and compliance.

This isn’t just about budgets and spreadsheets. It’s about helping create a safe, well-run environment where staff can focus on what matters most, supporting young people to thrive.

We’re looking for someone who’s organised, proactive, and calm under pressure. Someone who can keep things moving, solve problems quickly, and work closely with senior leaders to drive the school forward.

What we’re looking for:

✔ Previous School Business Management experience
✔ Strong financial, operational, and HR knowledge
✔ Confidence managing budgets, compliance, and resources
✔ Experience in education or specialist settings is highly desirable

In return, you’ll join a supportive team in a setting where your work genuinely matters and where no two days are ever the same.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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