17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    23 March 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    6 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent  

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,570 - £25,401 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience) 

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
  • 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
  • Salary: £24,570 - £25,401 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

We are seeking a detail-oriented Finance Assistant – Sales and Purchase Ledger to join the Eastern Education Group. This role will involve close liaison with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders across the Group, supporting the efficient operation of finance processes. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining accurate customer records, processing sales and purchase ledger transactions and ensuring financial data is handled in a timely and professional manner.

The post holder will be responsible for order processing and administration within Sage, raising and processing group sales ledger invoices and managing sales ledger accounts. You will handle and resolve sales ledger queries, support group credit control activities and KPIs, monitor and agree instalment payments and distribute regular sales ledger statements. The role also includes WAP administration, determining the correct VAT treatment of invoices, assisting with audit queries and supporting the Group Finance Manager with ledger-related duties, including deputising where appropriate.

In addition, you will contribute to harmonising finance processes and systems across the Group, identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting their implementation. You will be expected to work in line with the Group’s Risk Management Policy, highlighting any identified risks to your line manager. As part of the Eastern Education Group, flexibility is required and you may occasionally be asked to undertake your duties across different Group organisations, as well as any other reasonable tasks appropriate to the level of the role.

What the school offers its staff

  • Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Family friendly policies and flexible working
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee wellbeing initiatives
  • Free parking
  • Canteen
  • Company events
  • Access to various memberships and discount schemes
  • Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
  • Funded subject course development for your role
  • Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
  • Career progression pportunities

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Eastern Education Group Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust
Email address
recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
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Arranging a visit to Eastern Education Group Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk.

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