Senior Finance Officer
Robert May's School, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1NAThis job expired on 9 November 2021 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 November 2021 at 5pm
Date listed
19 October 2021
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,544 - £29,583 FTE
Senior Finance Officer job summary
Robert May’s School is looking to appoint a full time Senior Finance Officer following the upcoming retirement of the current post holder.
We are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced, efficient, and qualified person capable of meeting deadlines. The successful candidate will support the Finance Manager in delivering financial services within the school. You will be responsible for ensuring all orders, invoices, receipts, and payments are processed promptly and in accordance with the school’s procedures. In addition, you will be responsible for month end processing, reconciliations, VAT returns and supporting the Finance Manager with financial reporting.
Candidates need to have good communication skills and be able to work with a high degree of accuracy. You will need to be a highly organised team player and be happy to use your own initiative and work independently. Experience of finance systems and Excel is essential, and experience of Academy Trust finance is desirable.
The ideal candidate will:
• Have experience of working in a similar role
• Have excellent communication and organisational skills
• Be confident with commitment accounting systems (PS Financials/Hoge 100 is preferred) as well as advanced Excel
• Have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Have experience in the management of month end procedures, including bank reconciliations, control account reconciliations, payroll journals, fixed assets, including depreciation
• Understand VAT regulations and have experience of producing monthly VAT returns
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.
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About Robert May's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1317 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Robert May's School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@rmays.com
- Phone number
- 01256702700
Robert May’s School, which dates from 1694, is a high attaining and oversubscribed 11-16 Academy school with a distinctive ethos based on the charitable principles of our founder. We are situated in a semi-rural setting in Hampshire, near Junction 5 of the M3 with good rail and road access.
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