Finance Assistant

Abraham Moss Community School, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M8 5UF

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 28,163 - 31,067 pro rata

Finance Assistant job summary

The Dean Trust is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Finance Assistant to join our dedicated team at Abraham Moss Community School, Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5UF.

The post holder will be working as part of the School’s Finance Team, with specific responsibility for the purchasing of all supplies within the school.

Key responsibilities:

• To work across both phases of the school, both secondary and primary, providing purchase ledger support within the finance team. 
• To be responsible for all purchasing within the school, which involves sourcing of products and services, liaising and building strong relationships with suppliers to achieve best value and value for money at all times.
• Advising staff of financial procedures and ensuring that they adhere to them.
• To negotiate with suppliers and ensure the School achieves Best Value for Money at all times.
• Responsible for the receiving, counting and reconciling of cash collected from pupil reception, ensuring that audit requirements have been adhered to through checking the issue of receipts for all cash collected and for the signing of the cash income form with the agreement and signature of reception staff to acknowledge balance stated before placing in safe.
• Control of the school’s petty cash on the imprest system, issuing payments / refunds within both the financial and time limits specified.
• To communicate with courtesy and clarity to all staff, pupils, suppliers, parents, carers, visitors, outside agencies and the wider community, including answering general telephone and face to face enquiries. 
• To provide general clerical and administrative support, for example, photocopying, filing and responding to routine correspondence. 
• To have a good level of skills in all Microsoft Office applications and the ability to produce letters, reports, spreadsheets and presentations to a professional standard as required.

For more information about the role please contact us on 0161 532 5400 or email noelinetaker@abrahammoss.co.uk

Thank you again for your interest in working for The Dean Trust. We look forward to hearing from you.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Abraham Moss Community School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 16
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1823 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Abraham Moss Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/abraham-moss-community-school-manchester

Abraham Moss Community School is part of the Dean Trust and is an inclusive school where children flourish. There is barrier-free provision for pupils with physical disabilities. EAL teaching is a strength. Our ethos attracts pupils and staff who are committed to a multi-ethnic 3 -16 Community School where there are good relationships, good teaching and many opportunities. The Dean Trust are an Equal Opportunities employer.

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