Finance Officer
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 9PF19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hrs per week; Term-time +3 weeks Mon - Thurs: 8.00am - 4.00pm / Fri: 8.00am - 3.30pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,867 - £26,283 (actual pro-rata salary)
Pay scale
- G5 (SCP 8 - 14)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors of St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School are seeking to appointa full-time Finance Officer to support the smooth running of our school.
In the Finance Office, you will be supported by the School Business Manager and a part-time colleague, to ensure that the school’s day-to-day financial operations are effective and transparent. You will also deal with queries from students and parents in relation to school trips, locker keys, Arbor account payment queries, etc. It is a busy, but interesting role where one day can be completely different to the next!
This role may appeal to an aspiring Business Manager or someone looking for a move from a primary school to a secondary. Finance experience in other sectors is not ruled out, providing you can meet all our essential criteria in the person specification.
If you enjoy finance related tasks, have a high attention to detail then this is the job for you!
What the school offers its staff
We are an innovative and flourishing school, well regarded for the excellence of our academic achievement and the high level of motivation of pupils and staff. On interview, we ask candidates for their impressions of our school and without fail they comment on how wonderful our students are, the positive team ethos amongst staff and how friendly and welcoming our school is.
It really is worth applying for this post and joining somewhere special.
Further details about the role
§ To assist the Business Manager in the implementation of best practice with regard to financial administration.
§ To implement internal systems and procedures that ensure compliance with the Financial Value Standard in Schools.
§ To work alongside the Part-Time Finance Officer, ensuring continuity of work across the working week to enable the efficient operation of the school's Finance Department.
§ To update annually the school’s Scheme of Financial Administration and monitor the effective implementation of its provisions.
§ To assist the Business Manager with all Financial Year End procedures adhering to the prescribed timescales.
§ Assisting in the processing of invoices, banking and supplier management in line with required procedures for set up and ongoing maintenance.
§ To process all purchase orders for supplies and services.
§ To process the LA Monthly OneBill and any relevant direct debits.
§ Process and approve regular supplier BACS payment runs in accordance with LA policies and procedures.
§ To assist the Business Manager with the month end procedures, including posting of journals as directed.
§ To control all aspects of the School Fund, ensuring monthly reconciliations against Bank Statements and arranging for an annual independent audit.
§ To be responsible for the collection of all monies from pupils for school trips, events and charities and to ensure the security of all cash held in the school.
§ To collaborate with the Educational Visits Co-ordinator in the administration of school trips including the booking of transport and the keeping of accounts and records.
§ To provide basic financial advice and assistance to Cost Centre Managers.
§ To issue monthly financial statements to all Cost Centre Managers.
§ To establish and maintain an Electronic Asset Register.
§ To be responsible for managing the booking and operation of the school mini bus.
§ To assist in the processing of all petty cash re-imbursements in a timely manner.
§ To be responsible for arranging and administering the allocation of lockers to pupils in Y7 and maintain records in relation to new and existing lockers throughout school.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Offer of employment is subject to safeguarding checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance, pre-employment health check and references.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1211 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@arrowsmith.wigan.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01942728651
Established in 1961, St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School has a proud history. We are a mixed, voluntary-aided Catholic secondary school for pupils aged 11-16, located in Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan in Greater Manchester. The pupil roll is 1,200 and we are over-subscribed year on year due to the excellent reputation the school holds within the community.
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School is committed to providing an education rooted in Gospel values, inspiring pupils to make the world a better place. “Prepare the way of the Lord” is the school motto.
Arranging a visit to St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@arrowsmith.wigan.sch.uk.
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