Finance Assistant

Minerva Learning Trust; Woodall; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Minerva Learning Trust is seeking a highly organised Finance Assistant to join the Central Finance Team. You will support day-to-day financial processes under the Transactional Finance Manager, helping ensure accurate procurement, purchase ledger and banking activities within a busy multi-site education trust.

You will gain exposure to cash flow monitoring, reconciliations and financial reporting, while maintaining records in line with Trust policies.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting procurement and purchase ledger processes.
• Familiar with income collection and banking activities.
• Able to reconcile cashbooks and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Support administration of procurement and financial processes.
• Process transactions accurately.
• Assist with purchase ordering, goods receipt and invoice processing.
• Perform reconciliations and financial reporting activities.
• Post cashbook transactions and undertake bank reconciliations.
• Support cash flow monitoring and forecasting activities.
• Work with schools to ensure prompt collection of income.
• Liaise with suppliers and support the resolution of routine financial queries.
• Administer and reconcile the Trust's procurement card arrangements.
• Maintain accurate financial records in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Procurement support

Purchase ledger

Banking

Job description

We are seeking a highlyorganised and detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join our Central FinanceTeam. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to developtheir finance career within a supportive and professional environment. Workingunder the direction of the Transactional Finance Manager, you will play animportant role in ensuring the smooth operation of the Trust's day-to-dayfinancial processes.

You will support a wide rangeof transactional finance activities, including procurement, purchase ledger,income collection, banking and supplier administration. The role will provideexposure to all aspects of finance operations and offers an excellentfoundation for further professional development within a large and growingorganisation.

About the Role

As Finance Assistant you will:

• Support theadministration of the Trust's finance operations, procurement andfinancial processes.
• Processincome and expenditure transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Assist withpurchase ordering, goods receipt administration and invoice processing.
• Performroutine reconciliations and financial reporting activities.
• Postcashbook transactions and undertake bank reconciliations.
• Supportcash flow monitoring and forecasting activities.
• Work withschools to ensure prompt collection of income.
• Liaise withsuppliers and support the resolution of routine financial queries.
• Administerand reconcile the Trust's procurement card arrangements.
• Maintainaccurate financial records in accordance with Trust policies andprocedures