Finance Assistant

NATIONAL EDUCATION UNION; London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A teacher's association based in London is seeking a part-time Finance Assistant to handle financial tasks such as processing payments and managing records. Ideal candidates will have good IT and communication skills, particularly with Excel and financial systems. The role offers a competitive salary complemented by generous benefits and leave days.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Christmas closure days

Generous salary pension scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure and meet critical deadlines.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant financial and accounting practices.
• Experience with financial reconciliation processes.

Responsibilities

• Process and validate payments to members and branches.
• Record financial returns and administer the Unity bank account.
• Support colleagues and members on submissions of honoraria and other matters.

Skills

Good IT skills

Intermediate Microsoft Office (Excel)

Experience with computerised financial systems

Attention to accuracy and detail

Good communication skills

Tools

Sun Accounting

Job description

FINANCE ASSISTANT

Based in the NEU Hamilton House (London, WC1H 9BD)

Permanent, part-time (3 days per week)

Commencing salary £44,581 per annum (to bepaid pro-rata)

The National Education Union is a force for changein the world of education, bringing together more than 450,000 teachers,lecturers, support staff and leaders working in maintained and independentschools and colleges across the UK.

The successful candidate will contribute to theadvancement of the union’s aims supporting the local finance function. Thetasks are divided across the team at the discretion of the Local FinanceManager and include processing and validating payments to members anddistricts/branches, recording the financial returns and Unity bank accountadministration and providing support and guidance to colleagues and members onsubmissions of honoraria, sustentation, and other matters under the localfinance regulations.

We are seeking applicants with the ability to workunder pressure and deliver to critical deadlines. Candidates must have good ITskills, be intermediate users of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and haverelevant computerised financial systems experience e.g. Sun Accounting.

They will demonstrate up-to-date knowledge ofrelevant financial and accounting practices and procedures necessary forperformance of the role; experience of completing financial reconciliationprocesses; excellent attention to accuracy and detail; good communicationskills, including active listening skills, and the ability to relate to a rangeof people.

In addition to salary, we offer good conditionsincluding 33 days annual leave plus Christmas closure days and a generoussalary pension scheme. Salary and benefits will be offered pro-rata forpart-time hours.

Further details can be downloaded from our websitevia the button below, where applicants will be able to complete an onlineapplication on our recruitment portal. Closing date is mid-day Monday18 August 2025.

THE UNION IS FUNDAMENTALLY COMMITTED TOEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ITS POLICIES AND PRACTICE.