Job Description

Finance Officer

26,834 - 27,736 per annum

40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

The successful applicant will split their time between Freeman College (S1) and Brantwood Specialist School (S7)

In order to be considered for this role, applicants will need to submit a completed application through the Ruskin Mill Trust website - www.rmt.org/careers. The deadline for applications is the 31st of July

We are looking for a Finance officer to work as part of our Corporate Finance Team at Ruskin Mill Trust, to support the financial processes including purchase ledger and monthly reconciliations of entities within Ruskin Mill Trust, which might include Colleges, Schools, subsidiary companies, or the wider Trust.

The successful applicant will be expected to embrace, articulate and work with the Trust's objectives, vision, values, purpose and method, ensuring that the Trust's paradigm of biodynamic agriculture, Anthroposophical medicine and practical skills education, which is informed by Steiner Education, is maintained, implemented and integrated within the provisions of the Trust.

Duties include:

To process invoices relating to Trust, Social Enterprise, Schools and Colleges using Access Financials, and keep up to date creditors To run BACS and ensure suppliers are paid on time To raise customer invoices relating to the Trust and College using Access Financials and implement credit control process to collect money To post and manage payments from customers onto RMS System Post payments/receipts from the bank statements relating to Purchase Ledger Plan and organise work to ensure month end and year end close procedures are adhered to Reconcile supplier statements and deal with queries from various staff members and suppliers

We are looking for someone who is/has:

Experience of working in a Finance Officer or Purchase Ledger role Experience of managing a diverse workload and meeting strict deadlines Ideally completed AAT or equivalent but this is only desirable Highly Computer Literate in Microsoft office applications, especially Excel
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, and a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum, and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 26,834.00-27,736.00 per year

Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Experience:

Purchase Ledger: 1 year (required) Microsoft Excel: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/07/2025
Reference ID: INDHP