FINANCE ASSISTANT

Scholars' Education Trust, St Albans, AL1 5AR

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  9 December 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 November 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: £19,900.00 Annually (Actual) Full Time Equivalent: £25,889 progressing to £27,115

FINANCE ASSISTANT job summary

Grade: H4 + London Fringe, (Full Time Equivalent: £25,889 progressing to £27,115)

Hours: 32.5 hrs per week, Monday to Friday; Flexibility can be given about start and finish time.

Contract: Term-Time + 1 week INSET days + 1 week at the end of August

Actual annual salary: circa £19,900 per annum including Fringe

Scholars’ Education Trust is seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant to work in our central finance offices, based at Samuel Ryder Academy in St Albans. We are an experienced team who can offer professional development and onsite training.

You will support the work of the finance team, processing orders, invoices and payments alongside other finance/admin duties associated with working in the finance department.

To be successful, you will need to have proven finance and administrative skills, as well as being self-motivated and well organised.

We are a supportive employer with excellent training and personal development opportunities in our growing team.

We offer excellent local government pension scheme membership with an employer’s contribution of 21.65%.

Other benefits of working with us include but are not limited to:

- Annual cross trust conference

- Access to Employee Assistant Programme from day one of employment

- Access to Wellbeing Programme (physio, GP service, counselling, menopause support and more) after 2 years of service

- Tax-efficient cycle to work scheme

- Free eye test every 2 years via Spec Savers

- Free annual flu vaccination

- Discounts and deals via Teachers’ Discount

A professional dress code is expected.

Further details and an application form are available from HR at hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk, the Trust website www.scholarseducationtrust.co.uk or on 01727 734424

Closing date: 09 December 2024 9.00am

Interview date: WC 16 December 2024

Start date: January 2025

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the Trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Declaration of criminal offences: The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Scholars' Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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