Senior Finance Officer

St Mary's Church of England High School (VA), Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN7 5FB

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 November 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: £33,808.00 - £36,520.00 Annually (Actual)

Senior Finance Officer job summary

We are seeking an experienced, proactive and highly organised Senior Finance Officer to play a key role in our Finance Team at St Mary’s CE High School.

Working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, you will take ownership of core accounting processes and help ensure that financial information is accurate, timely and reliable. This is a varied, hands-on role for someone who understands the figures, investigates discrepancies and follows tasks through to completion.

Your responsibilities will include month-end journals, accruals, prepayments, accrued and deferred income, bank and control account reconciliations, and payroll reconciliations for the CFO’s final review. You will also support management accounts, budget monitoring, cashflow reporting, year-end accounts and audit preparation.

As a senior member of the team, you will provide practical guidance to colleagues, check financial work and help coordinate day-to-day operations. You will also contribute to improvements in our financial systems, procedures and controls. The role does not carry formal line management responsibility.

You will need sound practical accounting experience, confidence working with trial balances and double-entry bookkeeping, and good Excel skills. Accuracy, initiative and the ability to manage deadlines are essential, alongside an approachable manner and a willingness to support colleagues.

An AAT, ACCA or equivalent qualification, completed or in progress, would be desirable. Applicants with strong relevant practical experience are equally welcome. Experience in a school or academy trust, or with Access Finance software, would be advantageous.

Applications are welcomed from suitably experienced candidates seeking reduced hours. Working arrangements can be discussed, with attendance required during the last week of August as part of the additional working weeks.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including references, enhanced DBS, online searches and other checks required by Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE 2026).

St Mary’s is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Closing date: 12pm on 23rd November 2026

Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to interview and appoint suitable candidate before the application deadline.

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

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 St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 911 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Mary's Church of England High School (VA) website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-church-of-england-high-school-va

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