Finance Project Manager

The purpose of the role is to support the delivery of both day-to-day tasks and ad-hoc project work within ESMS's finance function and will include such duties as:

• Supporting the Head of Finance in revamping budgeting, reporting, and VAT implementation processes.
• Collaborating with various departments to ensure consistency and enhance data, reporting, and management information.
• Assisting with developing controls for procurement, refining purchase order processes, and providing ad-hoc support to the Finance team as needed.
  
  The successful candidate will be a part-qualified accountant or one qualified by having at least 5 years of experience, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills that facilitate effective collaboration with stakeholders. They must be self-motivated, possess strong analytical abilities, and be able to work under pressure while meeting tight deadlines.
  
  Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant, family of independent schools, for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education and a co-educational sixth form. At the ESMS family of schools we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to education which means that we place as much emphasis on opportunities and activities outside of the classroom as we do on what happens in class. We offer over 300 clubs and societies as well as wide-ranging opportunities in sport, music and drama, outdoor education, trips and community involvement, all with the intention of helping your child discover their talents, learn or explore something new, have fun and make new friends.
Our Vision is to be a pioneer of rounded education in Edinburgh, giving every child the opportunity to excel. Our Mission is to develop grounded, resilient, accomplished children, with strong values who go out into the world equipped with everything they need to lead full and happy lives. Aims
• We offer an outstanding, well-rounded education, to a diverse group of children
• We take time to build strong relationships and to help our children feel happy, safe and secure so that they thrive emotionally and socially and academically
• We provide an unrivalled range of activities outside the classroom, enabling our children to discover and develop their natural talents
• We inspire children to aim high and achieve strong academic results
• We give children every opportunity to seize and embrace every challenge that life throws at them
• Our teachers inspire innovative thinkers with a love of learning that will last a lifetime
• Our children develop the confidence to use their voices
• Our nine values embed character, inspiring children to develop good hearts, make good decisions and improve the world around them.
  
  Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools are currently recruiting for a Finance Project Manager to join the Finance Team on a fixed-term contract - available immediately (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks) to August 2025. The role is part-time, working 8.00am-5.00pm three days per week. The successful candidate's working week totals 24.75 hours and equates to a salary range of £35,304 - £37,851 per annum (ESMS Support Staff L Scale). The role is based across both sites at Ravelston and Queensferry Road, with the opportunity to work from home., Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools' swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.
Values We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community. ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland. All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.