Finance Officer

Philosophy Education, Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused primary school in Southwark is seeking an experienced Finance Officer to provide financial admin support. The role involves working closely with the School Business Manager and Headteacher while supporting finance procedures and invoicing. Ideal candidates will have good knowledge of Arbor Finance, be extremely organized, and have a calm demeanor. This is a flexible full-time role, offering a supportive working environment for all staff members.

Qualifications

• Must have a good working knowledge of Arbor Finance or RM Finance.
• Extremely organized in finance.
• Friendly and calm approach, suitable for working in a school environment.

Responsibilities

• Support finance procedures and school invoicing.
• Understand school finance and process invoices and orders.
• Assist the Business Manager and Finance Officer with finance tasks.

Skills

Arbor Finance experience

Organizational skills

Calm demeanor

Job description

• Finance Officer
• Full-time / Part-time – flexible hours
• Southwark
• Long-term
• MUST have Arbor Finance experience

A well-organisedprmary school inSouthwarkis looking for an experienced and motivated Finance Officer to join their team ASAP to provide financial admin support and work alongside the School Business Manager.

Job role

In the role you will be working closely with the School Business Manager and the Headteacher, where you will be providing support across a range of areas in school financial administration. A large proportion of your role will include daily use of Arbor Finance, so you should have a very good working knowledge of this system.

As a finance assistant your role will include:

• Supporting finance procedures and school invoicing
• Supporting stock management, ordering and monitoring.

• Understanding school finance and processing invoices to orders and reconciling suppliers’ statements, handling queries and discrepancies.
• Having a good knowledge to confidently use a variety of systems and databases
• Assisting the Business Manager and Finance Officer with any other finance and administration tasks as required.

The School

A welcoming, community-focused primary school that nurtures curiosity, confidence, and kindness. It offers a supportive learning environment where children are encouraged to achieve their best academically while developing strong values, creativity, and a love of learning. The school is easily accessible and has good local transport links.

To apply for this role you must have the following:

• Good working knowledge of Arbor Finance / RM Finance
• Be extremely organised in finance
• Have a friendly and calm approach
• Be available on a full-time basis

To apply for this role, please apply with an up to date CV outlining your skills and experience.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.