Finance Officer
Dacorum Education Support Centre, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4HS20 days remaining to apply
Closing date
31 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 May 2026
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
- £26,538.00 Annually (Actual) H6 rising to H8 dependant on experience
Finance Officer job summary
FINANCE OFFICER
H6 rising to H8 dependent on experience
35.5 hours per week - Term Time (39 weeks) plus 3 weeks
Dacorum Education Support Centre is a unique Pupil Referral Unit based on 2 sites in Hemel Hempstead, working with learners across our 9 Dacorum secondary schools and 57 primary schools. Relationships, respect, aspiration, and resilience underpin all our work, supporting learners through in‑reach, outreach, and therapeutic services.
We are seeking a highly motivated Finance Officer to carry out the day-to-day financial operations to ensure the smooth running of centre. This role is ideal for someone looking to broaden finance responsibilities within a school environment.
Do you have:
Proven experience in financial management, ideally, within an education or public sector setting?
A strong understanding of payroll and budgeting processes?
A proactive and solution-focused approach with attention to detail and confidentiality?
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a range of stakeholders?
Excellent organisational and administrative skills?
The ability to contribute to the strategic development of the centre while managing day-to-day operations?
Hours of Work:
The normal hours of work will be 35.5 hours per week, and typically the working pattern will be:
Monday: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Tuesday: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Wednesday: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Friday: 8:30am - 3:30pm
The additional 3 weeks will involve working in the school holiday period to ensure deadlines for payroll are met. Some of this time may be completed working from home.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD:
New employees will be required to satisfactorily complete a six-month probationary period of service.
DESC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and enhanced checks carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Dacorum Education Support Centre
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 6 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dacorum Education Support Centre website
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