School Finance Officer
Elmwood Infant School, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2PL11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 21 hours per week over 3 days, term time only plus 2 weeks.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 5, spine 13 to 15 pro rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
Has the ability to work as part of a busy office team
Has an understanding of how efficient and effective finance management and administration supports the educational priorities of the school.
Has the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
Has attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
Has demonstrable evidence of finance data input onto finance systems
Has demonstratable evidence of understanding and interpreting finance data.
What the school offers its staff
A friendly and supportive team
A supportive and committed senior leadership team
A school committed to inclusive education with an ethos on success for all
A happy and welcoming, diverse community
LGPS Pension scheme
Ongoing professional development
Staff wellbeing events
Further information about the job
Previous applicants need not apply and will not be considered.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Elmwood Infant School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 380 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Elmwood Infant School website
- Email address
- sbarnett39.306@lgflmail.org
- Phone number
- 0208 6897681
Elmwood Infant and Nursery School is a large, four-form entry school with a 52-place nursery. We are located a short walk away from the centre of Croydon and serve a diverse community, with over 50 different languages spoken by our children, families and staff. Children’s rights are an integral part of our curriculum and we are very proud of the fact that we are a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting School. Our team and stakeholders recognise the individuality of each child and we were awarded the Jo Cox Memorial Award in 2017 for our work on inclusion and equality. We have a highly experienced, long-standing and stable team of staff and governors, with parents and carers who are very appreciative of the school and its commitment to community cohesion.
Arranging a visit to Elmwood Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbarnett39.306@lgflmail.org.
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