Finance Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sir John Brunner Foundation is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the Finance Transactions Team in its central finance office. The role is fixed-term to March 2027 with a route to permanent, part-time over two to three days per week.

Responsibilities include arranging purchase orders, matching invoices, setting up online payments and recording cashbook receipts, while handling staff, parent and supplier queries. DBS check and references are required.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS disclosure
• Satisfactory references

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and administrative support to the Finance Transactions Team
• Receive, prepare and send purchase orders, check budget balances and obtain approvals
• Match incoming purchase invoices to the relevant orders
• Set up new payment items in the online payments software (currently Arbor and Wisepay)
• Record cashbook receipts for funds distributed by online payment providers
• Allocate transactions to the correct activity codes in the finance system (currently PS Financials)
• Respond to queries from academy staff, budget holders, parents and suppliers by email, phone or in person

Job description

The Finance Assistant works in the central finance office of the Sir John Brunner Foundation, a multi-academy trust, supporting the Finance Transactions Team. Fixed-term to March 2027, with a route to permanent, on term time plus two weeks at 15 or 22 hours a week over two to three days. The work spans accounts payable and receivable: purchase orders, invoice matching, payment set-up, cashbook receipts and queries from staff, parents and suppliers. Enhanced DBS and satisfactory references are required, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Provide financial and administrative support to the Finance Transactions Team
• Receive, prepare and send purchase orders, check budget balances and obtain approvals
• Match incoming purchase invoices to the relevant orders
• Set up new payment items in the online payments software (currently Arbor and Wisepay)
• Record cashbook receipts for funds distributed by online payment providers
• Allocate transactions to the correct activity codes in the finance system (currently PS Financials)
• Respond to queries from academy staff, budget holders, parents and suppliers by email, phone or in person

What's required

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS disclosure
• Satisfactory references