Finance Assistant
Chipping Sodbury School, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6EW10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £9,817.00 - £10,301.00 Annually (Actual)
Finance Assistant job summary
We are looking to appoint an experienced Finance Assistant to join our busy Finance Team. This role is contracted for 15 hours per weekand we are happy to discuss flexibility around the working pattern and how these hours are arranged.
The role is diverse and will provide opportunities to develop a wide range of skill sets to support your future career development. The main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Processing purchase ledger invoices
- Ordering
- Responsibility for the school credit and payment cards
- Income
- ParentPay
- Assisting budget holders with reports and queries
- Point of contact for financial queries
Why work for us?
- Internal career opportunities
- Generous pension scheme with the LGPS
- Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme, including a virtual GP service
- Flexible working opportunities and a genuine commitment to family and work/life balance
- Generous holiday allowance for support staff
- Recognition of local government continuous service
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free Will writing service
- Free flu vaccinations and support with eye tests and glasses
The closing date for applications is Friday 16th October at 12.00 midday.
The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with standard pre-employment safeguarding checks. As the role includes working with children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.
We are a flexible working employer and we are willing to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview so please ask us.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your
interview.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Chipping Sodbury School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 775 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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