Finance Assistant

Beauchamps High School, Wickford, Essex, SS11 8LY

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  9 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £23,346.00 - £24,467.00 Annually (Actual)

Finance Assistant job summary

Required for September 2026

Finance Assistant
37 hours for 38 working weeks (term time only)
LGS Scale 5 points 9-12 inclusive of London Fringe Allowance (actual starting salary range - £23,346 - £24,467)

We are seeking a hardworking and organised individual to work within our very busy finance office. The role will include all aspects of financial activity, demanding a high level of accuracy and integrity.

The successful candidate will have recent experience of working in a financial environment, preferably within an educational setting and excellent IT skills. Attention to detail and the ability to remain calm under pressure is essential.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Provision of efficient financial and administrative support for all school trips, visits, and educational activities
• Processing payments and maintaining accurate financial records relating to these activities
• Creation of trip payment schedules and monitoring of income received from parents/carers
• Sales of school equipment
• Banking and bank reconciliation
• Booking of transport for trips, visits and events
• Assisting staff, parents/carers and students with their enquiries and dealing with routine telephone calls
• Assistance with year-end accounting procedures relating to the School Fund
• Assisting the Senior Finance Assistant with matters relating to the Delegated budget as required
• Undertaking administrative duties to support the School Business Manager

Beauchamps High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

We hold interviews as and when applications are received, We reserve the right to interview, offer to a candidate and appoint prior to the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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.

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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 Beauchamps High School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1486 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Beauchamps High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beauchamps-high-school

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