Finance Assistant

COKETHORPE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED; West Oxfordshire; Sur place; GBP 23 000 - 29 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

COKETHORPE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED is seeking a Finance Assistant to handle purchase ledgers, invoices and banking, ensuring accuracy and robust controls.

You will support pupil billing, year-end processes and provide professional finance support to staff and suppliers in a school environment, working with Excel and Microsoft 365.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance, accounts or financial administration role.
• Sound understanding of purchase ledger processes.
• Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft 365 applications.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Professional communication skills and a collaborative approach.

Responsabilités

• Managing purchase ledger processes and supplier accounts.
• Processing invoices, payments and reconciliations.
• Supporting pupil billing and recoverable charges.
• Administering financial processes relating to school trips and activities.
• Reconciling corporate credit card expenditure.
• Assisting with banking, month-end and year-end procedures.
• Providing responsive and professional support to staff, parents and suppliers.

Connaissances

Finance/accounts experience

Purchase ledger

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Collaboration

Meet deadlines

Outils

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft 365

Description du poste

About the Role

As Finance Assistant, you will play an important role in ensuring financial information is processed accurately, efficiently and in line with established controls and procedures. Responsibilities include:

• Managing purchase ledger processes and supplier accounts
• Processing invoices, payments and reconciliations
• Supporting pupil billing and recoverable charges
• Administering financial processes relating to school trips and activities
• Reconciling corporate credit card expenditure
• Assisting with banking, month-end and year-end procedures
• Providing responsive and professional support to staff, parents and suppliers.

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience in a finance, accounts or financial administration role
• A sound understanding of purchase ledger processes
• Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft 365 applications
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Professional communication skills and a collaborative approach.

Experience within a school environment or familiarity with systems such as AccountsIQ or iSAMS would be advantageous but is not essential.