Senior Finance Assistant

Noadswood School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 4ZF

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 February 2026

• Closing date

  15 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time, 52 weeks.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: HCC Grade D (£27,780 - £30,564)

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a professional, highly organised and customer focused Senior Finance Assistant to support our Finance Manager and CFOO to work as part of a small team providing comprehensive and responsive financial services to the school. This is a busy and varied role requiring meticulous attention to detail and an ability to multi task to ensure that all tasks are executed effectively to the highest of standards. The successful applicant will have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills and will enjoy a varied workload.

Key responsibilities include:

• To assist with all aspects of the effective and proper financial management such as processing of orders, invoices, direct debits, credit card transactions, sales invoices, BACS, etc.
• Complete month end processes on a +3 working days basis
• Maintain the Trust’s financial procedures and standing orders, make recommendations for improvement

Key Skills and Attributes

• AAT L3 or have a minimum of three years’ experience in a finance function
• Experience of working with computerised accounting packages, particularly IRIS
• Be customer oriented and able to communicate easily with students, parents and staff
• Be a team player and can demonstrate the ability to establish priorities, work independently and work on their own initiative without direct supervision on all routine matters

What the school offers its staff

What makes Noadswood terrific? Is it:

• Quality specialist teachers across a rich and varied curriculum, and a super record in Dance, Performing Arts, Poetry and Sport alongside the academic curriculum?
• Our House system, giving young people pride and belonging to smaller community within the school as a whole?
• Our drive for the best possible progress for all through research-based teaching and learning?
• Strong, resolute, inclusive commitment to high quality achievement and wellbeing for all?
• The way we listen to our students' and colleagues ideas for their wellbeing and their community, and bring them all to life, together?

It's because of ALL of the above but overarching all of this, it's because we are a warm, welcoming school. We are passionate about educational excellence and to sustaining an honest, kind, inclusive community - we are strongly united on our very best days, at challenging times and at all points in between.

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

Noadswood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection processes reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks, along with other relevant employment checks.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Noadswood School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1043 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Noadswood School website
• Email address: recruitment@noadswood.hants.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02380840025
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/noadswood-school

What makes Noadswood terrific? Is it:
• Quality specialist teachers across a rich and varied curriculum, and a super record in academic outcomes, Dance, Performing Arts, Poetry and Sport?
• Our pastoral system, combining a proud culture of a House system overarching our year groups, giving young people membership of smaller communities within the school?
• Our drive for the best possible progress for all through research based teaching and learning?
• The way we listen to our students' and colleagues’ ideas for their wellbeing and their community, and bring them all to life?
• The care we have for our parent community, and their suggestions, views and concerns?
It's because of ALL of the above but overarching all of this, it's because we are a warm, welcoming school. We are passionate about educational excellence and to sustaining an honest, kind, inclusive community - we are strongly united on our very best days, at challenging times and at all points in between.

Arranging a visit to Noadswood School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@noadswood.hants.sch.uk.

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