Job Description

• Finance Officer required January 2026
• Mixed secondary school based in Croydon
• Finance Officer to join a well-established and highly organised finance team

Our Client is seeking a Finance Officer to work within a large, well-regarded secondary school in Croydon. The successful candidate will play a central role in supporting the day-to-day financial operations of the school, including processing invoices, managing purchase orders, reconciling accounts, monitoring expenditure and supporting budget tracking in collaboration with senior leadership and the School Business Manager.
School Information
This 11-18 secondary school educates approximately 1,350 pupils and operates within a highly structured financial and administrative framework. The school benefits from strong internal systems, clear financial controls and modern finance software that supports accurate reporting and compliance. The finance office is well integrated with leadership, HR and site management teams, ensuring smooth operational running across the school.
Support staff describe the school as professional, structured and stable. Leadership places high value on the finance function and ensures staff receive appropriate training, system support and workload balance. The school promotes long-term development within support roles, offering opportunities for progression and expanded responsibility over time. The working environment is described as calm, respectful and highly organised.
Salary
Paid to scale on the support staff pay scale
Application
Please submit your CV to be considered for this role.
Write a short description of your company, a boilerplate of the business, service or product that you offer. Include your business idea and the target audience. This text is primarily supposed to be descriptive, not selling.

Skills Required