Accountancy Assistant

Newcastle City Council; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a highly motivated Accountancy Assistant to support financial services in the education sector. This role involves managing grant funding, processing invoices, and maintaining accounting records while providing essential support to local authority-maintained schools. The ideal candidate will possess strong administrative, financial, and IT skills, with the ability to engage effectively with colleagues and educational providers. Join this dynamic team and contribute to enhancing financial services within the education system, making a meaningful impact in your community.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative and financial skills required.
• Ability to analyze and present financial information.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for grant funding distribution and invoice processing.
• Maintain accounting records and deliver services to schools.

Skills

Administrative Skills

Financial Skills

IT Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

A-levels or equivalent

Relevant financial qualification

Tools

Financial Software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Full-time, 37 hours per week (part-time working will be considered)



We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Accountancy Assistant to work in the Education Funding Specialists service.

The post is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

In the post you will be responsible for delivering effective, high quality financial services supporting both the SEND Finance team and the Financial Services to Schools team.

In your support to the SEND Finance team, you will be responsible for the distribution of grant funding, processing of invoices, raising payment requests, account reconciliations, budget monitoring and forecasting, management of shared email boxes. You will also be expected to support ad-hoc projects relating to the administration of grant funding and service improvement.

In your role supporting the Financial Service to Schools team, you will deliver traded services to local authority-maintained schools within the city, including system reconciliations. You will be responsible for maintaining accounting records and financial systems.

The successful candidate will have strong administrative, financial and IT skills with an ability to collate, analyse and present financial information.

Equally important will be the ability to engage and effectively communicate with colleagues, schools and other education providers.

For an informal discussion of the role, please email [e-mail].



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Closing Date: Monday 19th May 2025



Interviews: week beginning 2nd June 2025