Senior Finance Assistant

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

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  10 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Accounting
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time, permanent 37 hours per week, 52.143 weeks per year Consideration may be given to full time, term time only plus weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: S01 (Pt 23) - S02 (Pt 27) £33,668 - £37,035

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Responsibilities: Financial Operations Support •Assist with the day-to-day management of the school’s financial systems, including purchase orders, invoice processing, and payment runs. • Support budget monitoring by maintaining accurate records of expenditure and income. • Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reports for review by the Finance Manager and Director of Business and Operations. • Help maintain compliance with financial regulations and internal controls.

Payroll Payroll processing is a critical function within the school’s finance operations and requires high accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance with statutory obligations. The Senior Finance Assistant will: • Support payroll processing activities, including maintaining personnel records and processing amendments under supervision. • Ensure timely and accurate payroll submissions, including statutory returns such as HMRC and pension schemes. • Liaise with the Finance Manager and relevant departments to resolve payroll queries and ensure payroll integrity.

School Voluntary Fund • Support the administration and financial management of the school’s voluntary fund, ensuring accurate record-keeping and compliance. • Oversee the finances and paperwork relating to school trips, including payments, authorisations, and budgeting. • Assist in coordinating all financial and administrative aspects of the school shop. • Provide support for the event box office, ensuring accurate accounting and smooth operation during school events.

Audit and Compliance • Provide detailed financial information and documentation to support internal and external audit processes. • Assist in preparing statutory returns and submissions as required by the Department for Education and other regulatory bodies. • Participate in internal assurance checks and support the implementation of recommendations.

What the school offers its staff

Nunnery Wood High School in Worcester is a vibrant and forward-thinking educational institution that offers a wealth of opportunities for both students and staff. It is oversubscribed and popular, reflecting its strong reputation in the community, with continued investment in both staff and facilities to maintain and enhance the quality of education and working environment. The school consistently achieves fantastic exam results and outstanding outcomes for all students, regardless of their starting point, demonstrating its commitment to excellence and inclusive education.

Situated on a spacious 15-acre campus, part of which forms a shared site with the adjacent Sixth Form College and Sport Complex, the school benefits from extensive facilities, including a fully equipped fitness suite, an all-weather outdoor pitch, and an athletics track. The school is also well-regarded in the community, which benefits from access to its theatre, large halls, and gym.

The school is committed to academic excellence, fostering traditional values such as politeness, hard work, and respect. Students are encouraged to explore their interests through a diverse range of subjects and extracurricular activities, creating a well rounded education.

For staff, Nunnery Wood High School offers a supportive and inclusive work environment. Employees benefit from a host of amenities designed to promote well being and work-life balance, including private health insurance, access to reduced rates at the on-site Nunnery Wood Sports Complex, free parking, electric vehicle charging points, and fitness suite. The school prides itself on its welcoming and friendly team, making it an excellent place to work and grow professionally

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.

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About Nunnery Wood High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1494 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: 01905363636
• 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.

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