Education Finance Assistant: System Upgrades & Month-End

Aspire People; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire People are recruiting on behalf of a secondary school in South Manchester for a full-time Finance Support Officer to join their busy finance team. The role is available to start ASAP and will initially run until Christmas.

The ideal candidate will have AAT or equivalent, experience in a finance team, strong Excel skills, and a methodical approach. DBS on Update Service and references required.

Qualifications

• AAT qualification or equivalent finance qualification.
• Experience in a busy finance team.
• School or education sector experience desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail and methodical.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• DBS on the Update Service.
• References covering the last 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Process bank transactions and perform reconciliations.
• Raise, issue and track customer invoices and resolve queries.
• Support procurement by raising requisitions and purchase orders.
• Liaise with suppliers and match deliveries to invoices.
• Assist with finance system upgrade testing and documentation.
• Maintain accurate financial records.
• Assist with month-end processes.
• Collaborate with finance team to ensure daily processing on schedule.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Teamwork

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Aspire People are recruiting on behalf of a secondary school in South Manchester for a full-time Finance Support Officer to join their busy finance team. The role is available to start ASAP and will initially run until Christmas.

The ideal candidate will have AAT or equivalent, experience in a finance team, strong Excel skills, and a methodical approach. DBS on Update Service and references required.