Finance Officer
Orchard Park Community Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GR10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
4th November 2024
Closing date
15 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 October 2024
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
- £15.17 - £15.70 Hourly
Finance Officer job summary
We are looking to appoint an innovative, proactive and suitability experienced finance officer to join our Admin team who will undertake the financial, premises and health and safety administration at the school. The successful candidate will have high standards, is highly organised and can demonstrate the ability to work calmly and proficiently, while coping with the demands of a busy school office. We are seeking applications from successful, experienced candidates as well as those new to this role, with relevant experience.
The successful applicant will have responsibility for, but not exclusively:
- Managing school finances and associated systems, including the use of finance computer programs, in conjunction with the Headteacher. Processing and paying invoices, setting the budget with the Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team, lettings
- Generates reports for managers and Governors on school financial position
- Managing Health and Safety in close partnership with the site manager including reports to Governors
- Manages school's procurement to obtain best value
- Researches opportunities for sponsorship, grant aid, submitting applications as appropriate
We are looking for an individual who:
- Has proven recent finance and office based experience, preferably within a school environment
- Has strong communication skills and demonstrates high levels of written and spoken English
- Is computer literate and confident when using programs such as Excel, Word and Publisher as well as online school management systems and financial software
- Has a methodical and conscientious attitude
- Is a team player who demonstrates flexibility and a sense of humour
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 are not accepted.
About Orchard Park Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 206 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Orchard Park Community Primary School is a small school situated on the northern boundary of the City of Cambridge in the growing Orchard Park development. We are fortunate to have a new beautifully designed school which is well equipped and surrounded by open play space. Our school was recently reaffirmed as 'Good' by Ofsted (March 2017) and is a unique and special place to work.
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