Senior Finance Officer
Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SP2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Immediate
Closing date
31 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 March 2025
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
- £33,366.00 - £35,235.00 Annually (Actual) Full time all year round, though term time and/or reduced hours will be considered for the right candidate.
Senior Finance Officer job summary
Colne Valley High School
Senior Finance Officer
Permanent role, 37 hours per week
Full time (TTO and reduced hours can be discussed)
Salary range: £33,366 to £35,235 (depending on experience)
The Senior Finance Officer will work as part of Finance Team at the school to assist in providing a high quality, efficient, effective, and supportive finance service for Colne Valley High School as part of the wider MAT finance offer. A high standard of communication, organisational, time management and customer service skills are essential.
Ideally the successful candidate will have experience in completing a range of financial transactions and producing accounts information, including benchmarking and KPI’s. High levels of accuracy and attention to detail are essential as is a good level of IT skill. Producing financial reports for key stakeholders will be a key part of the role.
The successful candidate will be experienced in working in a busy office environment dealing with multiple work streams and will need to have gained previous experience within a similar role. Knowledge in an accounting software system would be an advantage and the successful candidate will be proficient in using excel.
We are looking for someone who is adept at problem solving, with an ability to work independently to identify and resolve issues in a timely manner. You will be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
To apply for the position please log into My New Term via this link to complete the application form.
Closing date: Monday 31st March, 9.00am
Interview date: TBC
Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Parents can feel confident that careful procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children within the Academy. Consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff. The Academy encourages parents and children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect their wellbeing. All concerns are referred to the members of staff who are our trained designated Safeguarding Officers working as the school's Safeguarding Team.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Colne Valley High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1436 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Colne Valley High School website
Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England; founded in 1956 and is located in the Colne Valley, an area of outstanding beauty in the east flank of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire.
Easily accessible from Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas.
With over 1350 students from September 2020, and an over-subscribed Year 7 & 8 cohort, we are a bustling, popular school with a real community feel.
In September 2019, Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all four categories. This judgement reflects the significant progress and incredible journey by the school since the previous inspection in June 2017.
‘Teachers challenge pupils to increase their knowledge across a full range of subjects.’
‘Teachers have clear expectations. They are fair and consistent in dealing with pupils’ behaviour’.
‘Teachers have good subject knowledge, which they share with pupils enthusiastically.’
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