Finance and Administration Support Officer

St Mary's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College; Wigan; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Catholic high school is seeking an experienced Finance & Administration Support Officer to provide comprehensive support in financial and administrative tasks. The role includes processing transactions, assisting the school office, and working in a team-focused environment. Candidates should possess office experience, ICT skills, and a welcoming attitude, ensuring a supportive environment for students and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in working within an office environment.
• Ability to undertake clerical tasks efficiently.
• Experience in using ICT systems like Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Process financial transactions such as purchase orders and invoices.
• Assist with administration duties in the school office.
• Monitor all school budget cost centres.

Skills

Office Administration

Finance Management

Communication

Proficiency in ICT

Job description

Finance & Administration Support Officer

Overview

The Governors of this Catholic high school are looking to appoint an experienced Finance & Administration Support Officer with the ability and skills to deliver a professional, effective and comprehensive support service in school. The role requires the successful candidate to process financial transactions such as purchase orders and invoices, compliance with financial regulations and management guidelines and monitoring of all school budget cost centres. The successful candidate will also be required to assist our busy school office by undertaking a number of administration duties including answering telephone calls and dealing with face to face enquiries from students and visitors.

The individual appointed to the role will need to be able to demonstrate experience of working within an office environment, the ability to undertake a range of clerical tasks and experience in the use of a range of ICT systems (i.e. Word & Excel). Experience of working within a school office environment and the use of Bromcom MIS and Finance systems would be beneficial, but not essential.

As a point of contact for all stakeholders in school, the successful candidate will be welcoming, personable, helpful and be able to represent the school in a professional and friendly manner. It is also essential for the postholder to have the ability to work flexibly within a busy team, responding with a ‘can do’ approach, the capability to multi task and work well under pressure. If you would like to be part of our team driving sustainable change to create an environment where everyone flourishes, we would welcome the opportunity to consider an application from you.

Please see the application pack below for further details of this post.

If you require any additional information, please contact Tricia Foster, Human Resources Manager

Closing Date: 23.59pm Sunday 6th July 2025

St Mary’s is an equal opportunities employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

We hope that after considering the post details and School information available on the website that you choose to apply for the post as you believe you can contribute positively to the department, the ethos of the school and to ensure that our students make the progress we expect.

To be considered for any post advertised you must ensure that every section of the application & supplementary forms are completed in full. Applicants are advised to read through the CES Guidance Application Forms – Notes to Applicants to assist with this process. This can be found in the Documents and Guidance section below along with the appropriate application forms and supplementary documents.

Following clarification on the GDPR, elements of the application process have been reviewed and updated to ensure that only information required at the application stage of the process is requested as part of your application. This includes the need for applicants to give their consent for school to request appropriate references at the application stage. References will however only be requested for those individuals shortlisted for interview. It may also be necessary to ask for additional information once the shortlisting process has been completed and applicants selected for interview will be provided with details at that time.

Completed applications and associated documents should be submitted electronically to [e-mail] stating clearly the post title and be addressed for the attention of Mrs D Brahms, Headteacher

If you have any questions in the meantime or would like to visit the school, please do not hesitate to contactTricia Foster, Human Resources Manager at school. We look forward to receiving your completed application form.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the School sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the School will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements.

Application Forms and Additional Documentation

St Mary’s is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.