Business Administrator - Finance

Teaching Vacancies; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

St Richard's is seeking a Finance Administrator to join our school community in Bexhill-on-Sea. You will support financial processes, including processing purchase orders, supplier invoices and bank reconciliations, with strong attention to accuracy and deadlines.

The role requires GCSEs in English and Maths, and experience in finance, bookkeeping or administrative environments. Proficiency in Excel/Google and finance software is essential, with good communication across staff and external

Qualifications

• GCSEs in English and Maths at grade C/4 or above.
• Experience in finance, bookkeeping or administrative environment.
• Experience processing purchase orders, supplier invoices, sales invoices, and bank reconciliations.
• Experience using finance software databases; Access finance systems desirable.
• Numerical accuracy and precision with attention to detail in financial data, claims, and reconciliations.
• Organisation and time management to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with suppliers, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving to resolve invoice queries and discrepancies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office/Google (Excel and Word), email management systems, and electronic file storage.

Skills

Finance experience

Bookkeeping

Administrative experience

Purchase orders

Invoices

Bank reconciliations

Access finance systems

Attention to detail

Organisation

Time management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Excel

Google Sheets

Email management

Education

GCSEs in English and Maths (Grade C/4 or above)

Tools

Access

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Good standard of general education, including GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above
• Experience working within a finance, bookkeeping or administrative environment
• Experience processing purchase order, supplier invoices, sales invoices and bank reconciliations
• Experience using finance software databases (experience with Access finance systems is desirable)
• Numerical Accuracy and Precision: Exceptional attention to detail when processing financial data, checking claims and reconciling statements
• Organisation and Time Management: Ability to prioritise a varied workload, mange multiple annual recurring processes and meet strict financial deadlines
• Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for liaising with suppliers, staff, lettings clients and external stakeholders
• Problem-solving and Query Resolution: Strong analytical skills to investigate and resolve invoice queries, late payments and statement discrepancies
• IT Literacy: Proficient in Microsoft Office/Google (particularly Excel and Word), email management systems and electronic file storage

What the school offers its staff

• We are a happy, thriving school community where respect for one another is key.
• Ours is a caring school. Visitors always comment on the calm, friendly and warm atmosphere of our school
• Facilities are excellent as well as vibrant.
• Behaviour for learning is outstanding as are many of our lessons.
• In spite of being a coastal school, we achieve strong outcomes for all groups of pupils.
• The staff are fantastic as are the pupils, parents and Governors.
• Our Professional Development Programme is excellent.
• Your induction to the school will be first class, ensuring that you feel valued and a key contributor very early on.
• Enrichment is a huge strength of the school.
• You will be supported to develop your career here at St Richard's.
• We have a strong programme of staff wellbeing/social events such as yoga sessions, sports activities, country walks, sketchbook circle, Christmas cake baking and decorating, Christmas decorations making and staff choir.
• We offer sports activities, weekend walks for the family and other staff events. We have so many activities as people genuinely care about each other and organise activities for the benefit of their colleagues.
• Bexhill is a lovely place in which to live and work with Hastings, Eastbourne and Brighton on the doorstep.
• We are 'human'. We do not expect perfection. We fully acknowledge that maintaining a first class school is about all pulling together, learning from each other and supporting one another with challenges. Everyone has their strengths and areas for development. We work as a team to ensure strong outcomes for all our pupils.
• We do not expect you to be Catholic. We have staff of different denominations and staff of no religion. As long as you feel happy and, above all, committed to support our Catholic ethos, we would warmly welcome your application.

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.