Job Description

Full-time - 36 hours a week Southwark Long-term

A well-organised SEN school in Southwark is looking for an experienced and motivated Finance Officer to join their team ASAP to provide financial admin support and work alongside the School Business Manager.

Job role

In the role you will be working closely with the School Business Manager and the Headteacher, where you will be providing support across a range of areas in school financial administration. A large proportion of your role will include daily use of SIMS and FMS, so you should have a very good working knowledge of both systems.


As a finance assistant your role will include:

Supporting finance procedures and school invoicing Supporting stock management, ordering and monitoring. Understanding school finance and processing invoices to orders and reconciling suppliers' statements, handling queries and discrepancies. Having a good knowledge to confidently use a variety of systems and databases Assisting the Business Manager and Finance Officer with any other finance and administration tasks as required.

The School

This small, welcoming Special Needs School is based in South East London and specializes in the teaching of children on the autistic spectrum. They offer a curriculum which includes various therapies including music and animal therapy. They have a hydrotherapy pool and a range of specially designed facilities to support pupils. There are excellent professional development opportunities at the school. The school is easily accessible and has good local transport links.

To apply for this role you must have the following:

Good working knowledge of SIMS and FMS Be extremely organised in finance Have a friendly and calm approach Be available on a full-time basis

To apply for this role, please apply with an up to date CV outlining your skills and experience.


We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.