Business Manager, Murrumba State Secondary College
2 days ago
**About the Role**:
We are seeking a vibrant self starter who can adapt to the busy-ness of a large school office environment with full oversight of the daily service delivery with a team of eight staff across two buildings. The successful applicant will require the ability to rapidly learn the intricacies of the systems (e.g. OneSchool, Compass etc) and processes established in a fast growing secondary school environment.
- Working closely with the Business Manager in relation to day-to-day supervision and management of the administrative team including affirming effective performance and being proactive with performance improvement.
- Supporting established enrolment practises.
- Finance Supervisor:
- Overseeing excursion planner approvals with the capacity to provide expertise knowledge to support teachers with cost calculators, risk assessments and following local business practises to align to current policy and procedure.
- Oversight of Accounts Receivable demonstrating a sound understanding and supporting local debt recovery processes to support administrative staff.
- Oversight of Accounts Payable demonstrating a sound understanding including the ability to support administrative staff including corporate card approvals.
- Providing a comprehensive range of administrative support to teaching staff in relation to policy and procedure advice to support them in a collegial approach in achieving successful outcomes.
- Displaying well developed communication and interpersonal skills to liaise, consult and negotiate outcomes to support teaching and learning.
- Human Resource Management:
- Oversight of timesheets and leave.
- Assist with Recruitment and Selection.
- Undertaking induction of support staff.
- Work collaboratively with our Facilities Manager.
- Facilities Management:
- Murrumba State Secondary College is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) school - as part of this partnership our facilities are privately owned and maintained. In a PPP school there is a middle tier of supervision as engaged by the private con.sortium from our partnership, which is a Facilities Manager. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the ability to build and sustain relationships to enable the collaborative delivery of customer-focused outcomes with Ventia staff by maintaining a high standard of practice through governance and risk management.
- Other suitable duties, consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the position.
**A mandatory requirement of this role is**:
- In accordance with the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 a person is prohibited from working in regulated child-related employment unless the person holds a current Working with Children Check clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
**How to Apply**:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a maximum 2-page response outlining your skills and abilities relevant to the role. You can use the 'your role' section as a guide.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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