Job Description

Finance Officer in Secondary School - Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Location:

Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Contract Type:

Full-Time available

Working hours:

8am to 4pm Mon to Friday
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Finance Manager in the management and coordination of all aspects of school finances. They must also have excellent attention to detail, be proactive and be proficient in IT skills, especially with Microsoft Excel. Experience of working in an educational environment would be advantageous but is not essential as full training will be provided.

Key Tasks:

Financial Control

To support Finance Assistant who processes orders and deliveries and to do the same if the Finance Assistant is not available To process income and expenditure To produce cheques/bacs/direct debit payments for authorisation To reconcile bank accounts To process End of Year/Payroll Journals To monitor 'difficult to forecast' spends such as supply, energy and examination costs To monitor relevant budgetary headings, highlighting significant spends and report any concerns to the Finance Manager so that the budget plan can be adjusted To assist Finance Manager with preparation of annual budgets

School trips

To be responsible for the costing of school trips To process income and expenditure To manage support requests To analyse and reconcile trips after the event

Training and Development

To maintain records of all outstanding fees and expenses To process orders, invoices and expenses

Asset Register

To maintain a computerised register To produce monthly reports To carry out yearly stock/audit checks

General Matters

To cover finance team absence as necessary To deputise for Finance Manager as necessary after training To take up designated post during emergency/drill as per H&S manual

The Successful candidate will:

Have previous experience in a similar role Be highly numerate and be able to absorb complex information Be able to use their own initiative Have excellent attention to detail
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: 18.00-22.00 per hour

Benefits:

Canteen Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Free parking On-site gym On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Do you have PSF financial accounting software experience? (please specify)
Experience:

Finance Officer: 1 year (required) Working in a school setting: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

Enhanced DBS (required)
Work Location: In person