Finance Assistant

More than one location, Cornerstone Academy Trust

26 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2025

• Closing date

  31 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 November 2024

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: We anticipate that this position will be for nine months working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. There may be times when an earlier or later start time is required, however the normal working hours are Monday – Friday: 8:30am until 5:00pm (including a 30-minute unpaid lunch break). This position is an all-year-round role with 4 weeks’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Contract type: Fixed term - 9 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: 26,000

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are wishing to recruit a Finance Administrator to start in February 2025 to cover maternity leave within our knowledgeable and dedicated finance team, supporting all seven schools across our Academy Trust. Working alongside and supporting the Finance Manager you will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Processing purchase Invoices, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery
• Reconciling supplier statements to maintain accuracy
• Reconciling and posting of the Trusts credit card transactions
• Issuing of Termly Nursery fees, Nursery Plus and ad hoc Invoices
• Keeping on top of the finance emails and responding to any queries
• Any other ad hoc tasks

This role will require you to be an extremely personable and confident communicator to handle enquiries via the telephone and emails relating to the Trust’s financial matters. The role will be varied and rewarding as you will be supporting the Trust’s pupils and their parents, as well ensuring suppliers are paid on time. You will have access to a comprehensive suite of administrative tools and supporting software packages including Microsoft 365. The use of Teams will be at the centre of your role on a daily basis. You will use Iris PS Financials, our nominated accounting system and on the job training will be provided.

What the school offers its staff

You will have access to the Local Government pension scheme, a health scheme, a cycle to work scheme and subsidised meals in our staff café with food cooked and served by our own chefs. We support all staff with an investment in their professional development through training and a good performance management process, where a bonus is payable to those who achieve highly.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Cornerstone Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Cornerstone Academy Trust website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: vacancy@tcat.education
• Phone number: 01392304040
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cornerstone-academy-trust (opens in new tab)

A multi academy trust, based in Exeter, made up of seven primary schools.

School Details

Broadclyst Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 512 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Broadclyst Community Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/broadclyst-community-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Cornerstone Academy Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancy@tcat.education.

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