School Bursarial and Resources Strategic Lead

Ealing Council is a diverse and ambitious organisation that serves one of the largest and most multi-cultural boroughs in London.

We are committed to improving the lives of our residents by building strong and connected communities. We aim to create an environment where every child can reach their potential and achieve their dreams.

To help us achieve this, we have created a new role of School Bursarial and Resources Strategic Lead.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced professional with a strong background in financial management. The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational and communication skills, proven experience of leading teams and delivering successful projects and the ability to collaborate with and influence stakeholders at all levels.

As a School Bursarial and Resources Strategic Lead, you will:

Lead and manage a sustainable, innovative, evolving School Bursarial Service, comprised of dedicated experienced education finance specialists, providing a client focused traded service that delivers strategic, operational and complex financial management advice, support and training to a large number of local authority maintained schools across the borough.

Maintain frontload a case load of schools, delivering strategic, operational and complex financial management advice, support and training to school staff at all levels.

Manage and support with projects related to financial and resource management, including to deliver training programmes and develop the use of software solutions for effective budget monitoring and management.

Play a major role in supporting school financial sustainability, including supporting schools to set sustainable budgets, monitoring and risk management for school leaders and governors across all Local Authority maintained schools in Ealing and deficit recovery planning.

Play a pivotal role in the planning, co-ordination and strategic development of the Dedicated Schools Grant for schools, High Needs and Early Years, both devolved to schools and centrally retained. This will include budget modelling, forecasting, making finance recommendations and communicating key changes to senior management and schools.

Work with the head of service and Assistant Director on schools forum reporting, relationship management and decision making.

Collaborate, work in partnership with and influence a wide range of stakeholders, including schools, internal services and departments, other LA’s, education professionals and central government.

Where we work

We try to go to the office at Ealing Headquarters at least twice a week, and some of our work is done in the schools and communities of the borough of Ealing.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage. It is an exciting time to join us, here at Ealing Council. If you would like to make a positive difference to our residents and borough, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you.

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Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.

Please note all applications will be determined on merit.

Get in touch if you would like to know more.

If you are interested in the role and working for Ealing, we would love to receive your application. If you would like an informal discussion about the role before you apply, contact Kim Price email kprice@ealing.gov.uk.

This post is subject to Ealing Council’s enhanced vetting process.

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Closing date: Thursday 06 November 2025.