Job Description

Assistant Bursar/Assistant Management Accountant

Fixed term contract - Maternity Leave Cover

Starting: ASAP

Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.00pm, full time, full year

(however, flexibility may be offered)

Salary dependent on experience

Closing date: 8.00am on 10th November 2025

Application form: https://form.jotform.com/230384617821355

View the full on our website:

https://www.sionschool.org.uk/Job-Vacancies/

Our Lady of Sion School is a small, caring community where students and staff thrive. We belong to a world-wide family of Sion schools and our ethos is hugely important to us and all other Sion schools around the world.

We have an exciting opportunity for an

Assistant Bursar/Assistant Management Accountant

to join our small friendly team. You will possess strong financial and management accounting skills, be a self-starter and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will be pro-active and have proven experience in providing professional support at Senior level in a business or school environment. You will have good IT skills, particularly Excel and experience of accounting software, with the ability to analyse and interpret data effectively to prepare detailed reports based on statistical analysis and findings.

The successful candidate will have very high standards of accuracy, be able to communicate easily with parents, staff and pupils and have a good understanding of bookkeeping, data protection and handling of sensitive information.

The Ideal Candidate

You will have:

Experience of producing management accounts, budgetary estimates, reports, cash flow and financial and statistical summaries

Experience of the principles and methods of book-keeping and its adaptation to various purposes, including the preparation of final accounts

AAT Level 3 qualified or equivalent

Minimum A level standard, including 5 GCSEs (9-5/ A*-C) including Maths and English

What we are looking for:

A well-qualified, industrious, and talented team player, together with the initiative to work on your own with complex tasks

Excellent attention to detail skills

Excellent organisational skills with the ability to coordinate and prioritise activities in a timely manner, experience of working on several projects at a time

The commitment to care for everyone in our school community

To support the Sion ethos of our school.

What we can offer you:

The opportunity to join our lovely school of around 380 students aged 3-18, supported by a hugely talented and hard-working staff team

Polite, respectful, committed students who are positive and active learners

Excellent professional development and guidance

An ethos of kindness and consideration that is actively lived-out

If you believe you have what it takes and are genuinely excited about the prospect of taking on this critical role, we look forward to hearing from you.

Please complete our online Application form https://form.jotform.com/230384617821355

, ensuring that you provide evidence of your impact and how you would meet the requirements within the person specification.

CVs and non-standard application paperwork will not be accepted as part of the application process.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their application.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

All job applicants are considered equally and consistently to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds regardless of your sex, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnership, religion, or belief.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Free flu jabs Free parking On-site parking Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:

Worthing BN11 4BL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:

Accounting: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person