Finance Officer

TES FE News; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in Liverpool seeks a proactive Finance Officer to manage budgets, administer bursary schemes, and provide excellent customer service. Responsibilities include placing orders, arranging staff travel, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Full year or term-time positions are available.

Responsibilities

• Place orders within agreed timescales, ensuring all expenditure is within budget.
• Administer the student bursary scheme, assessing applications.
• Arrange student trips and staff travel per College policies.
• Complete month-end tasks accurately and on time.
• Act as ParentPay administrator and provide regular reports.
• Provide excellent customer service to staff, students, and parents.
• Assist with cash handling, banking, and stock checks.
• Contribute to College events such as enrolment and open evenings.
• Work flexibly across the finance and support teams when needed.
• Ensure compliance with the College’s financial regulations and policies.

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to appoint an approachable, organised and proactive Finance Officer to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Place orders (equipment, textbooks, courses, travel etc.) within agreed timescales, ensuring all expenditure is within budget, and post journals to departmental budgets.
• Administer the student bursary scheme, including the assessment of applications within government guidelines.
• Arrange student trips and staff travel in line with College policies.
• Complete month-end tasks (e.g. credit card and trip reconciliations) accurately and on time.
• Act as ParentPay administrator and provide regular reports.
• Provide excellent customer service to staff, students, and parents.
• Assist with cash handling, banking, and stock checks.
• Contribute to College events such as enrolment and open evenings.
• Work flexibly across the finance and support teams, including providing cover during busy periods.
• Ensure all work complies with the College’s financial regulations and policies.

Full year or term time available.