Finance Officer

Invictus Education Trust, Kinver, DY7 6AA

12 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time: Permanent Monday to Friday 37 hours per week Term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks per year)
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 7 SCP 18 – 23 FTE £29,269 - £32,076 pay award pending

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Invictus Education Trust is looking to fill a vacancy and appoint a full time Finance Officer in its central finance team. The role will provide operational financial support including financial systems-based solutions in respect of the Trust’s schools. The post will be centrally located within the Trust’s finance team based at the Trust’s Headquarters at Kinver High School but you will be required to travel out during the week to your allocated Trust schools which are located in either the Borough of Dudley or South Staffordshire. You will be working under the direction of the Chief Finance Officer and working closing with the Trust's central Finance Team.

Finance Duties -The main duties and responsibilities will be to provide technical financial advice, support and guidance to the Trust’s Headteachers along with two other centralised Finance Officers and this will be in line with the Trust’s financial policy and procedures framework.

The tasks will range from supporting the Financial Administrator on site at each school, managing the financial transactions relating to the school activities via the Trust’s integrated financial information systems (such as PS Financials and uploading payments to the bank), and meeting with the Headteacher weekly.

You should have experience of working in a financial environment, preferably in an educational setting. You should apply if you are a good communicator, have the ability to organise, plan and prioritise, can work as part of a team, have a good excel skills and are AAT qualified or actively studying towards AAT (Association of Accounting Technician) or equivalent qualification in Finance/Business.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore, the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

For an informal discussion, please contact: Aimee Clarke, Chief Finance Officer,aclarke@invictus.educationor 01384 686536

What the school offers its staff

We are located in the beautiful, rural village setting of Kinver and serve a wide area also comprising the South Staffordshire villages of Stourton, Swindon, Bobbington and Trysull. Over recent years a substantial number of children have travelled in from the southern and western parts of Stourbridge including Norton, Wollaston, Wordsley and from Cookley in Worcestershire. Kinver is also conveniently located for travel to and from Bridgnorth, Dudley and Kidderminster.

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.