Finance Manager - Schools
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Posted: 21/05/2026
- £580 - £750 per day
- South West England
- Temporary
Schools Funding Specialist - Interim
Spencer Clarke Group are working with a Local Authority in the South West to appoint an Interim Schools Funding Specialist to support a key programme of work across SEND reform, High Needs monitoring and deficit management.
This is a specialist assignment within a high-performing Education Finance team, supporting areas where the permanent team has strong subject knowledge but limited capacity.
What's on Offer
- Rate: £580 - £750 per day
- Contract: Initial 6 months, with potential to extend
- Working Pattern: Hybrid working
- Office Attendance: Around once per week
- Start: ASAP / subject to compliance
The Role
You will support the council with several key schools funding priorities, including:
- Supporting the council's response to the Local SEND Reform Plan
- Assisting with detailed financial modelling linked to recent SEND funding reforms
- Ensuring financial systems are set up to monitor and deliver new funding arrangements
- Improving monitoring and reporting of High Needs spending
- Strengthening accountability around spend on Alternative Learning Provision, Education Other Than At School and Elective Home Education
- Developing policy around budgetary deficits across schools, early years providers and further education settings
- Providing clear, practical recommendations to senior stakeholders on complex funding issues
About You
The successful candidate will have:
- Strong schools funding experience from a Local Authority perspective
- Experience working with SEND / High Needs funding
- A track record of resolving complex education finance or schools funding issues
- Strong financial modelling, monitoring and reporting experience
- Confidence working independently with senior stakeholders
- The ability to turn complex issues into clear recommendations and practical actions
How to Apply
For more information, please apply with your latest CV or contact Brad Robertson at Spencer Clarke Group.
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Brad Robertson
Senior Consultant