Job Description

Hampstead School

Camden
34,359 - 35,892 pro rata

Salary:

Scale 5, Actual salary 29827 - 31157

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Apply by:

22 September 2025

Job overview

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The Finance Assistant role is an important post that plays a key part in supporting the financial operational and management function of the school, and provides a key service to staff, suppliers and parents. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic team with a wide-ranging array of responsibilities.

The position involves responsibility for the school's purchase ledger function, primarily dealing with purchase orders, invoicing and processing weekly BACS run. As a member of the finance team, you will provide support to budget holders and staff, dealing with queries, and offering guidance and training where required. The varied nature of the role means it will also involve working alongside colleagues in the finance and administration teams, making time management, flexibility and excellent communication skills essential.

The details of the post are:

Contract status: Permanent


Weeks per year: Term Time Only (39 weeks per year)
Days per week: Monday to Friday


Hours per week: 35


Shift pattern: 8.15am to 4.15pm with an hour unpaid break


Grade: Scale 5
Actual salary: 29827 - 31157
Start date: ASAP

What we offer:

a collaborative finance team that is experienced, innovative and supportive;
a diverse and inclusive community, where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit;
an ideal opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive environment.

We need you to be:


excellent maths knowledge;
able to work under pressure and use initiative to work independently & to prioritise under strict deadlines;
an excellent level of computer knowledge, keyboard skills and software (financial database and other MIS) usage, Microsoft Word, Excel and databases.

Closing Date: Monday 22nd September 2025 at 9.00am


Interview Date: Thursday 25th or Tuesday 30th September 2025

We welcome applications from colleagues who are looking to work part time and will always consider job shares or other flexible arrangements.


The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Checks will be made with previous employers and online searches will be done as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

About

Hampstead School

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Hampstead School

Westbere Road, Hampstead
London
NW2 3RT
United Kingdom

+44 207 794 8133

Hampstead School is Camden's largest maintained comprehensive School, educating 1330 students (including 300 in our stand-alone Sixth Form). The school is oversubscribed with a waiting list in all years, admitting 7 forms of entry from over 70 primary schools. Founded in 1961 as a mixed comprehensive school, Hampstead School has remained firmly committed to inclusive and nurturing education; quality of relationships based on respect and responsibility underpin all our endeavours. This is combined with a laser-like focus on the highest expectations of achievement and a belief that every student can and will achieve means that Hampstead School's reputation for creativity and inspiration is firmly rooted in rigour. This continues to be epitomised in our motto "Learning Together Achieving Together".



Reflecting our part of North West London, Hampstead School's intake is predominantly from the local areas of Kilburn, West Hampstead, Cricklewood and Willesden. Our learners represent the diversity of our communities with over 70 languages spoken by our 50%+ bilingual students.



The school has been almost completely rebuilt over the past 5 years with our modern inspiring facilities offering a vibrant and brilliantly equipped place to work and study.



Ofsted noted that "Staff really like working at the school. They feel valued and very well supported". This is an exciting, dynamic place to work, and its vitality greatly benefits the pupils. Our equally diverse staff is well supported and encouraged to achieve their career aspirations. They have a passion for learning and commitment to delivering outstanding education to our students. Consequently, we are proud of our terrific record of staff development, second-to-none, whereby posts arise because of the excellent career progression that teachers at Hampstead School experience.



Our package includes


Our own school Teaching & Learning Professional Development

Professional on site coaching

Further bespoke CPD through Camden Learning

Thorough New Qualified Teacher (NQT) programme and strong track record of working with Teach First, Teaching Leaders and Future Leaders

Support for your well-being through our well-being team, and 24/7 Access to a personal employee assistance helpline

Access to counsellors, occupational health and mental health practitioners on-site

Free eye care vouchers and annual onsite free flu jab

Salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Family friendly absence policies such as paid time-off for primary school plays, child-care emergencies and house moves.

Guarantees to work-life balance such as no expectation of excess presenteeism or to open e-mails out-of-school hours.


Hampstead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhance DBS check.



Hampstead School is close to Cricklewood Thameslink Station and close to the triple transport hub of West Hamsptead stations (Tube; London Overground; Thameslink). A number of buses stop close to the school including the C11 at the dedicated Hampstead School bus stop.

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