Finance Officer

Queensmead School, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 0LS

Deadline is tomorrow

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 March 2025

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: Hours of work:- Monday to Thursday, 8am to 4pm, with 45 minutes lunch (unpaid) Friday, 8am to 3.45pm, with 45 minutes lunch (unpaid)
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: NJC Scale 6 or SO1 depending on experience,Points 18 - 25 £34,416 - £38,058 FTE
Actual salary: NJC Scale 6 or SO1 depending on experience, Points 18 - 25 £30,564 - £33,680 (actual salary) / 36 hrs pw / 40 weeks pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

Queensmead is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed academy school where students achieve highly and ‘behaviour around the school is excellent’ (Ofsted).

It is an opportunity for an experienced and supportive individual to join our team. This is a key role in our successful secondary school and the applicant should provide effective and efficient administrative financial support services to the School Business Manager, Head Teacher, Governing Body and Trust.

Hours of work:- Monday to Thursday, 8am to 4pm, with 45 minutes lunch (unpaid)

Friday, 8am to 3.45pm, with 45 minutes lunch (unpaid)

Experience of working in education would be an advantage.

If you do not hear from us by 3.00pm on the working day following the closing date of this advert, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. We are unable to provide individualised feedback on each application, unless you are invited to interview.

What the school offers its staff

A comprehensive induction programme will be provided
Free membership of the Fitness Zone at Queensmead Sports Centre
Free BUPA Health Care Plan (Includes benefits worth over £2000)
Ride to Work Scheme
Free access to Goals Soccer Centre
Refer a Friend / Colleague Scheme

Commitment to safeguarding

Queensmead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to acoughlan@qmschool.org.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Finance Officer Candidate Brief Mar 25.pdf - 675 KB (opens in new tab)

Equal Opportunties monitoring form Dec 24.docx - 268 KB (opens in new tab)

About Queensmead School

School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase: Secondary
School size: 1491 pupils enrolled
Age range: 11 to 18
Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
School website: Queensmead School website
Email address: recruitment@qmschool.org.uk
See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queensmead-school-ruislip

About Queensmead School

Queensmead School is based in South Ruislip, Middlesex, and is a ‘Good’, oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school where students achieve very highly and display ‘excellent behaviour’ (Ofsted). It currently has around 1,450 students.

Head Teacher

Rhona Johnston

Values and Vision

Queensmead School strives to maintain a learning environment where students can reach their maximum potential, wherever their skills may lie. Technology is a key part of the education environment, with devices such as visualisers, iPads and Chromebooks a regular classroom feature. There is also a strong emphasis on attendance and punctuality, with these qualities seen as essential to the learning process and academic endeavour.

Queensmead offers students the chance to participate in activities such as music tuition and sports, with facilities including basketball courts, a fitness zone and access to five-a-side football pitches. International experiences offered to secondary students include language development in France, Germany and Spain, trekking excursions in Morocco, and skiing in Italy and Austria.

Ofsted Report

“There is a strong culture of respect and tolerance at the school. Pupils are calm and mature. The school’s values of kindness, respect, resilience and independence shine through when staff and pupils interact... Behaviour around the school is excellent. All staff are supported by leaders and school systems to maintain high expectations of pupils’ behaviour... ”