Senior Finance Assistant

Nunnery Wood High School, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 2LT

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026 or sooner

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  2 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 25-30 hours a week / 40 weeks a year Predominantly term time only (38 weeks plus 10 days) but flexibility to cover non-term time requirements around financial month end procedures.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Scale 5, £28,599 - £31,023 (pro-rata) / £14.82 - £16.08 per hour (Pending 2026 pay award)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven experience in administration, preferably within education, public sector or similar environment.
• Willingness to learn financial processes including budgeting, accounts payable/receivable and payroll.
• Willingness to learn financial processes
• Strong numeracy skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities.
• Proficient in IT, including Microsoft Excel
• Ability to analyse financial information and present findings clearly.
• Ability to liaise effectively with a range of stakeholders, including budget holders and senior staff.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.

Desirable

• Experience of financial administration within a school or academy setting.
• Experience of payroll administration.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations affecting school finances.
• Familiarity with systems used in education, including financial, payment and management information systems.
• Experience of lettings administration, customer service or income generation activities.
• Experience of producing management information and undertaking data analysis.

What the school offers its staff

Nunnery Wood High School is oversubscribed and enjoys a strong reputation in the region. Staff and students enjoy school life and staff voice extremely high levels of satisfaction with working conditions and leadership of the school. Staff enjoy many benefits including a school gym.

Recent Ofsted inspections describe both results and student behaviour as significant strengths. Our intake is broad, from the academically gifted to students requiring nurturing in numeracy and literacy. We are ambitious for them all and share a deep conviction that they should all reach their potential with us.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Nunnery Wood High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students.

All staff at Nunnery Wood High School have a safeguarding responsibility.
The successful applicants will be required to undertake safer recruitment vetting checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Senior Finance Assistant Application Pack Jul26.pdf - 377 KB (opens in new tab)

About Nunnery Wood High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1479 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Nunnery Wood High School website
• Email address: personnel@nunnerywood.worcs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01905 363636
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nunnery-wood-high-school-worcester

Welcome to Nunnery Wood High School.

Nunnery Wood High School is an academy in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. It is a co-educational school and a Science College with about 1500 students on roll aged from 11 to 16. In 1983 following a restructuring of schools in Worcestershire the Nunnery Wood Secondary School was renamed Nunnery Wood High School.

The school campus is located on the edge of Worcester, surrounded by some 15 acres (61,000 m2) of gardens and playing fields which it shares with the adjacent Sixth Form College. The school benefits from refurbished or purpose built extensions including facilities for Science, English, Music, Art & Design, Languages and ICT. The school’s sports centre has an all-weather outdoor pitch and athletics track.

Arranging a visit to Nunnery Wood High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email personnel@nunnerywood.worcs.sch.uk.

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