Finance Officer - part-time
Montpelier Primary School, London, W5 2QT7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
23 September 2024
Closing date
4 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 17.5 hours per week, term-time plus two weeks (total 40 weeks). Hours can be worked across the week by agreement with the school.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £35,718 - £36,708 pa inclusive
What skills and experience we're looking for
- can use FMS or equivalent school finance management platform
- can integrate into a committed and effective business team
- have excellent interpersonal skills with pupils, staff and parents/carers
- have experience of using technology to support their role or are keen to acquire these new skills
- have excellent written and verbal communication skills
What the school offers its staff
Our School
- has a staff that is committed to the school ethos of BASICS (Belonging, Aspiration, Safety, Identity, Challenge, Success)
- has a very supportive leadership team
- is committed to continuing professional development
- is highly popular and well-resourced
- has pupils who thrive in a creative and challenging atmosphere
- has parents and carers who are supportive and ambitious for their children.
Further details about the role
We are seeking a part-time Finance Officer with strong financial, accountancy and systems credentials to join our Business Team in a well-established position. This role will be particularly suited to someone with previous experience in operational finance in a maintained school. The role is part-time, 17.5 hours per week, term-time only. The working pattern will be set in agreement with the successful candidate.
The post holder will support the School Business Manager, Co-headteachers and Governors with the financial management of Montpelier Primary School.Previous financial experience in a school or the public sector is essential.Candidates must also have a working knowledge of the MS Office suite, in particular Outlook, Word and Excel and be able to demonstrate excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills. Previous experience of FMS will be very beneficial in this role and the school also uses Tucasi Schools Cash Office on a daily basis.
Montpelier Primary School is a large, three form entry and over-subscribed school in Ealing, West London. We were a National Support School from 2012 and until September 2021 and also led as a National Teaching School. This allows us to offer particularly targeted robust and supportive CPD and mentoring opportunities for all our teaching and support staff. The school has the most up to date technology in offices and classrooms and makes effective use of a range of online services to support our curriculum and non-curriculum functions. We have strong IT and technical support for our systems and equipment. We have support from Ealing Council's Bursarial Team to complement our operational and strategic financial compliance and planning.
We are committed to supporting all our staff to manage workload and actively review practice to ensure a positive work / life balance. In addition to this, the school benefits from on-site staff parking, excellent public transport links and beautiful surroundings, being adjacent to an established arboretum. Our parents/carers are actively engaged in supporting their children’s education and contribute through volunteering and attendance at school events and workshops. Our PTFA is extremely active in fundraising to enhance the pupil environment and experience at Montpelier.
The successful candidate will have a sound knowledge of financial compliance, excellent communication skills, a high level of motivation and enthusiasm and the ability to integrate into and work effectively within a small and harmonious team.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safer recruitment, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Applicants who are shortlisted will be required - prior to interview - to complete a self-declaration form, declaring any criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
Applying for the job
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About Montpelier Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 674 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Montpelier Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- bpower@montpelier.ealing.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 020 8997 5855
Montpelier School is an established and highly successful school, situated in central Ealing. Our constant aim is to enable a stimulating, challenging and creative learning environment, where opportunities for extending children’s learning can be harnessed and developed.
Montpelier is an innovative centre of education excellence where diversity is recognised and our children, staff, parents, governors, and community have an opportunity to grow and develop in a happy, supportive, purposeful and well balanced environment in which every individual contribution is valued. Within the context of belonging, aspiration, safety, identity, challenge and success, our core purpose always focuses upon teaching, learning and outcomes.
If you're searching for your first teaching post, why not contact us now? You'll be working at a great school and be part of a friendly, helpful team
Arranging a visit to Montpelier Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bpower@montpelier.ealing.sch.uk.
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