Finance Officer
This job expired on 27 November 2023
Start date details
January 2023
Closing date
27 November 2023 at 3pm
Date listed
17 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Preferably Wednesday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £14,090
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main Budget
- With use of an online payment system (currently PS Financials), process purchase order requests.
- Generation of purchase orders, either electronically or in hard copy.
- Process invoices, including coding, distribution to budget holders and collation ready for payment.
- Process staff claim forms under the direction of the School Business Manager.
Boarding
- In liaison with the Director of Boarding and Boarding Administrator, and with use of an online accounting system (currently QuickBooks), ensure all income and expenditure is recorded accurately and in a timely manner.
- Ensure income is received on time. Send reminders to late payers, and collect any debts in accordance with Financial Regulations under the instruction of the Business Manager.
- Provide a weekly debtor summary to the Director of Boarding and Business Manager.
General
- Handle enquiries from students, staff, parents and suppliers by telephone, email, letter, and in person.
- Liaise with members of staff responsible for trips, visits and events, and ensure parents are able to pay for items online (via ParentPay).
- Record all cash income in the day book, ensuring it is banked promptly and details entered into the accounting system.
- Cover Reception as part of a rota, and answer telephones as required
- Administer online payments system (currently ParentPay).
Plus any other duties that would reasonably be expected of the post holder.
What the school offers its staff
We are seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant to join our successful, professional and dedicated finance team. This position will involve supporting the Business Manager in all aspects of the school finances and in particular the financial reporting of the school’s state boarding house.
Applicants should have good communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with students and adults.
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.
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About The Thomas Adams School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1226 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Thomas Adams School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- belinda.howells@tas.318education.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01939237000
11-18 school part of the 318 Education Trust
Arranging a visit to The Thomas Adams School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email belinda.howells@tas.318education.co.uk.
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