Finance Officer

Oakgrove School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 9JQ

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  March 2026 or as soon as all necessary checks are in place

• Closing date

  5 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £18,189.00 Annually (Actual) The salary quoted is for 27.5 hours per week, term time, INSET days and 2 weeks in the summer

Finance Officer job summary

Oakgrove School is looking to appoint a Finance Officer to work as part of a team, processing transactions and carrying out account reconciliations, supporting the Finance Manager in all aspects of finance to facilitate the efficient running of Oakgrove School and Kingsbridge Educational Trust. The successful candidate must be qualified to AAT level 2 or working towards this. They must be well organised and should be able to manage their own workload. There is progression to develop within the role and be involved in other aspects of the Finance team.

This position is for between 25 and 27.5 hours per week, Term time plus INSET days and 2 weeks in the summer. There is flexibility on the hours and working pattern to suit the successful candidate.

Main duties will include but are not limited to:

• Issue sales ledger invoices for services supplied or facilities hired as required, liaising with the school’s Letting Manager and others to ensure invoicing is in accordance with signed agreements.
• Regularly review the debtors schedule and chase up settlement of outstanding debts, advising the Finance Manager of any potentially bad debts.
• Maintain customer records.
• Post to the accounting system all transactions received directly to and paid directly from the bank, including payments made via the electronic payment system, childcare vouchers, direct debits.
• Post the cash and cheque receipts to the accounting system weekly in accordance with the summary reports downloaded from the electronic payment system.
• Carry out monthly bank and charge card reconciliations promptly following the end of the month for review by the Finance Manager.
• Please see the attached job description for further details

For more information about this vacancy or the school, please contact hr@oakgrove.school

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.

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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.

About Oakgrove School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 2505 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakgrove School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakgrove-school-milton-keynes

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