Finance Assistant – Excellent School Opportunity In Reading!

Marchant Recruitment; Reading; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is seeking a Finance Assistant for a Reading-based school to join the finance and administration team on an ASAP basis. The role suits someone with finance experience who wants to work in an education environment.

You will support transactions, invoices, payments and financial records, with potential involvement in ledgers, reconciliations and general finance administration. A professional and confidential approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in finance, accounts or financial administration.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience with invoices, payments, reconciliations or general ledger administration would be advantageous.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to handle confidential financial information appropriately.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Previous school finance experience would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Legal ability to work within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support across the school's financial administration.
• Process transactions, invoices, payments and financial records accurately.
• Assist with purchase and sales ledgers, reconciliations and expenses.
• Maintain confidentiality of financial information.

Skills

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Confidential data handling

Deadline-driven

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Finance Assistant required for an ASAP start

• School-based finance opportunity in Reading

• Join a professional and supportive finance and administration team

Our Client is looking for a capable and detail-focused Finance Assistant to join a successful school in Reading on an ASAP basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with finance or accounts experience who would like to work within an education environment and become part of a professional school finance team.

The successful Finance Assistant will provide support across the school's financial administration, helping to ensure that transactions, invoices, payments and financial records are processed accurately and efficiently. The role would suit someone who is confident working with figures, highly organised and comfortable handling confidential financial information.

Depending on experience, the successful candidate may support purchase and sales ledger processes, invoice processing, reconciliations, expenses, payments, financial records and general finance administration. Experience of working within a school environment would be beneficial, although candidates from other finance or accounts settings with strong transferable skills are encouraged to apply.

School Information:

This is an established school based in Reading with a professional and supportive working environment. The finance function plays an important role in ensuring that the school's resources are managed effectively and that financial processes are completed accurately and in accordance with the school's procedures.

The successful Finance Assistant will work closely with colleagues across finance and administration and will have the opportunity to develop their experience within the education sector. The school is looking for someone who is dependable, numerate and able to work accurately while managing a varied workload.

Experience and Qualifications

• Previous experience in finance, accounts or financial administration.

• Strong numerical and analytical skills.

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

• Experience with invoices, payments, reconciliations or general ledger administration would be advantageous.

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.

• Ability to handle confidential financial information appropriately.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.

• Previous school finance experience would be beneficial but is not essential.

• Legal ability to work within the UK.