Finance Assistant

Waltham Forest; Greater London; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

London Borough of Waltham Forest seeks a finance administrator with payroll and pensions experience to support the school admin team. The role is 21 hours per week, based at Connaught School for Girls in Leytonstone, with ASAP start and a pro rata salary under Scale 4.

The post requires a DBS check and compliance with safeguarding policies. Relevant applicants should have finance experience, ideally within a school setting, and be prepared to contribute to excellent student outcomes through

Qualifications

• Previous finance experience including payroll and pensions administration.
• Experience working in a school environment is preferable.

Skills

Payroll administration

Pensions administration

Finance experience

Job description

Employer: London Borough Of Waltham Forest

Salary: Scale 4, Spine point 7-11. Actual pro rata salary £16,663

Location: Connaught School for Girls. Dyers Hall Road, Leytonstone, London E11 4AE

21 Hours per week (working pattern to be decided)

Scale 4 Spine point 7-11 (31,290-33,129 pro rata) (Actual Salary 16,663)

TTO + 2 weeks (47.6 week per year)

ASAP

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational individual. The ideal candidate must have previous finance experience including payroll and pensions administration, working within a school environment is preferable, but not essential if you are looking for a new challenge and can support the admin team to secure excellent outcomes for our students, we would welcome your application.

Connaught School for Girls is an over-subscribed school in Leytonstone, East London.

Being a small, secondary school enables us to offer students a personalised learning experience:

• We are a high achieving school producing excellent rates of student progression and examination results
• We are fully committed to girls' education as we believe the girls thrive and develop in a single sex environment
• Standards of student behaviour is outstanding
• Our school ethos is one of inclusivity and high expectations

Candidates are invited to contact Ingrid Blanc to arrange for an informal tour of the school which does not form part of the shortlist procedures.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people. The [school/trust] is legally obligated to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts. The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and bind-overs as well as pending prosecutions, which are not "protected" under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

The closing date for applications is 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday 23rd September 2026 and interviews will be held on Week beginning Monday 28thSeptember 2026

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace.

The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives:

• Promoting equality of opportunity
• Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage
• Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels.
• Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all.

Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting.

The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy