Accounts Assistant – Quality Assurance - Level 5
St Bart's Multi Academy Trust, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 4TPDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
9 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
4 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,294.00 - £26,421.00 Annually (FTE) Permanent, term time only + 2 weeks, 27.5 hours.
Accounts Assistant – Quality Assurance - Level 5 job summary
The St Bart's Multi Academy Trust, in partnership with Governors, staff and children of St Bart's Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our hard working and committed team.
At St Bart's Multi Academy Trust our children come first. High expectations, mutual trust and respect are underpinned by a warm, supportive ethos. In the best interests of our children we work very closely with our partner Academies. The successful candidate will be working alongside a team of caring, enthusiastic, dedicated staff, who are well-supported by their Senior Leadership Team.
Job Purpose
The St. Bart’s Multi-Academy Trust, in partnership with Governors, staff and children, is seeking to appoint an experienced, skilled and highly motivated Accounts Assistant – Quality Assurance to work as part of the Central Professional service team, and reports to the Chief Operations Officer.
The Trust has an excellent reputation, both locally and nationally, and has seen substantial growth in recent years.
The role, which is part of and supports, the professional services team is a new role created specifically to support our academies and central finance team to ensure our financial data and returns are accurate and meaningful.
You will ideally have a broad knowledge and experience of accounts and/or be an AAT Level 2 qualified. A good understanding of double entry bookkeeping, purchase and sales ledgers and the ability to deal with preparation work for the month end is essential. Good IT skills including Excel are also required.
As part of the Professional services team, you will need to be a good team player, be flexible in your duties in order to support the team, and be accurate and diligent in your work. Knowledge of school finance is essential.
To apply for this Accounts Assistant – Quality assurance post please complete the application document utilising My New Term.
We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expect all our employees to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the 'Rehabilitation of Young Offenders Act 1974' and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the Criminal Records Bureau.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The Accounts Assistant will provide a high level of administrative, financial and accounting services and will work closely with the Chief Operations Officer, academy finance team members and our colleagues in the central finance team ensuring that these functions are undertaken efficiently and effectively.
Manage and deliver the attendance process by providing accurate student information regarding daily attendance.
Through managing the attendance process record and provide information and data regarding punctuality.
To quality assure monthly returns from our academies, identify ways to improve data submittal
Streamline finance practices including the use of AI
Maintain financial accounting records in accordance with current accounting systems and guidelines
When required support with the processing of data entry to the finance MIS system
Ensure routine financial tasks are carried out in accordance with Trust policies, the Regulatory Framework and agreed procedures
Attend all relevant meetings/training to perform the role
Be proactive in seeking appropriate advice and guidance where required.
Flexible and willing to work between different sites as required.
Duties
To quality assure the payroll monthly for academies within the trust and to complete the payroll reconciliation for the central team
Assist with the preparation of monthly, quarterly, half –yearly and annual accounting including the year end audit
Advise financial staff within the Trust about finance related procedures and provide operational support relating to their areas of responsibility
To support academy colleagues with training and information sharing
Acting as the main communications lead for the central finance team to our academies
To support and deliver finance training to colleagues as required
Help to ensure the effective management of the school’s finances, including responsibility for compliance with financial regulation, include keeping records, accounts and supporting the auditors
To undertake administrative tasks of a general nature
Additional responsibilities:
To provide support to the Chief Operations officer and professional services teams in any aspects of their work
To provide additional administrative support as required
To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as are reasonably requested
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
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