Finance Administrator - St James C of E Primary School

WMJobs; Dudley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcoming team

Professional development

Rewarding role

Job summary

St James'sCE Primary School is seeking a Finance & Data Administration Assistant to join a busy school team. You will handle finance, pupil data and admin tasks, ensuring accurate records and compliant processes.

Reporting to the School Business Manager, you will support admissions, data returns and communications with families. The role requires confidentiality, safeguarding awareness and proactivity in a school setting.

Qualifications

• Experience of office administration and maintaining accurate records.
• Experience of financial administration, including processing payments, income and invoices.
• Organise and prioritise a varied workload whilst meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient finance, pupil data and administrative support under the School Business Manager.
• Assist with pupil admissions, transitions and data returns.
• Support school finance processes and communications with families and external agencies.

Skills

Office administration

Financial administration

Attention to detail

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

St James's CE Primary School,

Are you organised, accurate and committed to making a difference behind the scenes in a busy school environment?

At St James's CE Primary School, we are seeking a highly motivated and detail-focused Finance & Data Administration Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with strong administrative and financial skills to play a key role in supporting the smooth day-to-day operation of our school.

About The Role

Working under the direction of the School Business Manager, you will provide efficient finance, pupil data and administrative support, ensuring that school systems and records are maintained accurately and professionally.

You will help support key areas including pupil admissions and transitions, school finance processes, statutory data returns and communication with families and external agencies.

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Has experience of office administration and maintaining accurate records.
• Has experience of financial administration, including processing payments, income and invoices.
• Can organise and prioritise a varied workload whilst meeting deadlines.
• Has excellent attention to detail and can identify missing or inconsistent information.
• Is confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Can work professionally with staff, pupils, families and external agencies.
• Understands the importance of confidentiality and handling sensitive information appropriately.
• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

What We Can Offer:

• A welcoming and supportive team.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• A varied and rewarding role at the heart of school life.
• The opportunity to contribute to our Christian vision: "Let your light shine, be the best we can be."

Join us and help make a difference to every child's school experience through excellent administrative, financial and data management support.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake all relevant safeguarding checks and an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post

Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website St James's C of E Primary School: To our wonderful school

CV's will not be accepted.

We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing disabled people and guarantee an interview for applicants who disclose they would like to be considered under this scheme and meet the essential criteria.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, be sure to include these on your application.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 8:00am-4:00pm, Friday: 8:00am-3:30pm. 37 hours per week with 30 minute unpaid lunch break. Term time plus 5 inset days

Grade:

Grade 4, SCP 5 - 6 (£25,583 - £25,989 per annum, actual salary £22,083 - £22,434 per annum)

Location:

St James's C of E Primary School, Kingsway, Wollaston, West Midlands, DY8 4RU

Closing Date:

Thursday 24th September 2026

Interviews:

Wednesday 30th September 2026