Finance Assistant

Church of England; Clyst Heath; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A faith-based educational institution in Clyst Heath is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Finance Manager in a friendly team. The ideal candidate will have excellent IT skills, strong people skills, and a calm demeanor under pressure. In addition, candidates should be willing to engage in wellbeing initiatives and extracurricular programs that contribute to a rich educational environment. This role requires a commitment to safeguarding the welfare of students and is subject to enhanced DBS clearance.

Benefits

Welcoming and friendly team

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Ability to provide technical and administrative support for the Finance Manager.
• Capable of working positively with students, parents, and staff.
• Willingness to participate in wellbeing programmes or extracurricular activities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Manager with administrative tasks.
• Engage effectively with a variety of stakeholders.
• Contribute positively to a supportive team environment.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

Strong people skills

Ability to work calmly under pressure

Desire to learn

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant to provide technical and administrative support for the Finance Manager, working in a small friendly team.

The successful candidate will have excellent IT skills and be a supportive and effective team member. They will be able to be calm under pressure, work positively with students, parents, staff and external agencies and have strong people skills and a desire to learn, sometimes in challenging situations. A willingness and ability to offer time and energy to our wellbeing programme &/or extra-curricular provision (which we believe adds significant value to our character based approaches to education, including our Duke of Edinburgh and Ten Tors), will be taken into consideration for applications.

St Peter's is an oversubscribed school, known as a high performing school and nationally recognised for our approaches to character education. Our most recent Ofsted inspection ('Good' April 2025 and SIAMS inspection ('Excellent' May 2019) indicate the significant progress we have made in developing well rounded students who 'live life to the full'. As a Beacon School, Relational and Restorative Approaches are key to how we educate for a wise, courageous and compassionate community.

As a Church of England Aided School, in cases of equal merit preference will be given to candidates who are in sympathy with the foundation. The school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of its students. This role is subject to enhanced DBS clearance.

• a welcoming and friendly team of excellent staff
• a supportive working environment
• students with a drive to succeed