Senior Finance Assistant

The Bulmershe School, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3EU

32 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,176.00 - £28,395.00 Annually (Actual) Term time only plus 10 additional days

Senior Finance Assistant job summary

Join our dedicated Business Management and Administration team as a Senior Finance Assistant at The Bulmershe School. We are looking for an organised and accurate finance professional to support our daily financial operations and general school administration. You will step into a vibrant, diverse community that values your expertise, offering a supportive working environment alongside bespoke CPD and professional development opportunities to help you succeed in your career.

Key responsibilities include:

• Financial Processing: Manage bank reconciliations, process trip payments, review balance sheets, monitor budgets and track supplier invoices using data visualization.
• Lettings and Invoicing: Reconcile lettings income, raise customer invoices, input bookings and handle enquiries from external community hirers.
• School Administration: Provide general administrative support to the Assistant School Business Manager, assist teaching staff and carry out front of house reception duties.
• System Management: Maintain historical archives, update finance databases and ensure accurate record keeping across all school office systems.

The ideal candidate would have a strong background in finance, excellent IT skills and the ability to review balance sheets accurately. Previous school finance experience, knowledge of SIMS or PSF Financials and an accountancy qualification are highly desirable.

If you are an organised and personable administrator who wants to work in a busy and friendly environment, we would love to hear from you. Please take the time to look through our vacancy pack to find out more details about our school and this position. We look forward to receiving your application.

Why join The Bulmershe School

The Bulmershe School is a heavily oversubscribed school which sits at the heart of our community. We are a mixed Corvus Learning Trust Academy school of 1,500 students, who come from diverse backgrounds and cultures. We work closely with our parents, partners and feeder schools to achieve the best outcomes for all of our students.

We believe that The Bulmershe is a school where you can really make a difference. If you’d like to find out more about role, the school, or to talk to us about options for flexible working - call: 0118 935 3353 or email vbagley@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk to arrange to meet us for coffee and a chat.

The Bulmershe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory employment references. Note: This job description is not your contract of employment or any part of it. It has been prepared only for the purpose of school organisation and may change either as your contract changes or as the organisation of the school is changed. Nothing will be changed without consultation.

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.

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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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Bulmershe School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1530 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Bulmershe School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bulmershe-school-reading

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