Finance Officer - Maternity Cover

Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5LW

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Late June

• Closing date

  19 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 May 2025

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: £21,758.00 - £22,834.00 Annually (Actual) RS04, Point 10 to 13, full-time equivalent: £26,835 to £28,163 per annum

Finance Officer - Maternity Cover job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to cover the maternity leave of the Finance Officer, with responsibility for Purchase Ledger and ordering. Our ideal candidate will have Purchase Ledger experience, preferably in a school environment.

What you’ll do:

• Manage the Finance email inbox, ensuring every email is dealt with in a timely manner.
• Process purchase orders and place with suppliers.
• Process supplier invoices, credit notes and staff expenses, matching to purchase orders and obtaining payment approval from budget holders.
• Fortnightly BACS payments and ad hoc payments as required.
• Allocate payments to supplier accounts.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Make credit card payments for ad-hoc purchases.
• Actively manage the purchase ledger, resolving queries and clearing debit balances.
• Provide audit information as required.
• Other tasks as may be required to support the Finance Team and wider school community.

What we’re looking for:

• A strong track record of Purchase Ledger work.
• Highly organised, ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of working collaboratively within a team environment.
• Experience in a school environment and/or of Sage 200 for Education would be an advantage but are not required.

At Reading School, we have a clear educational philosophy and a deeply rooted commitment to social mobility. In all we do we seek to nurture character and develop academic excellence, and we know that what we do really matters. More than 10% of our Year 7 students come from disadvantaged backgrounds and we are proud of the difference that we make. In 2023, the school was rated the Sunday Times South East State School of the Year.

We are a short walk from central Reading and close to transport links. Reading is a diverse place to live with arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town.

Hours of work: 30 hours per week, 52-week contract

Grade: RS04 points 10 to 13

Full-Time Equivalent Salary: £26,835 to £28,163 per annum, pro rata

Actual Salary: £21,758 to £22,834 per annum

Deadline for Applications: 9am, Monday 19 May

Commitment to safeguarding

Reading School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo an Enhanced DBS Disclosure and complete relevant pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment policy. Full details of our Safeguarding - Staff Recruitment Policy can be found on our website.

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About Reading School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1138 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Reading School website
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Combining a distinguished heritage, a positive reputation for outstanding academic achievement and a commitment to high standards of pastoral care, at Reading School we aspire to be a school with excellence at the heart of everything we do. We are situated 15 minutes walk from central Reading and close to transport links. Reading is a diverse place to live with arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town.

We offer an exceptional all-round education enabling each student to realise his academic, cultural or sporting potential. A Selective Boys’ School, Reading School takes both day and boarding students. In 2022, the school was rated the Sunday Times South East State School of the Year and awarded 'outstanding' in the Boarding Ofsted Inspection in February 2020.

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