Finance officer

WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL; Lymm; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Lymm High School is seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated and professional Finance officer to join its admin team. The role requires previous experience in a finance role, ideally within a school or educational setting, and a proactive approach to financial duties.

Experience with Xero would be advantageous, along with skills in business/financial management, report creation, procurement and budget monitoring.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a finance role is essential, ideally in a school or educational setting.
• Experience using Xero accounting software would be advantageous.
• Experience in business/financial management, report creation, business admin, procurement and budget monitoring.
• Experience working within internal control frameworks.
• Experience organising and prioritising own workload.
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel in an office environment.

Skills

Financial management

Budgeting

Report creation

Procurement

Internal controls

Workload prioritisation

Literacy and numeracy

Office administration

Communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Xero

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, dedicated and professional Finance officer.

• Previous experience of working in a finance role is essential, ideally within a school or educational setting
• Experience of using Xero accounting software would be advantageous
• Experience in Business / Financial management, report creation, business admin, procurement and budget monitoring
• Experience of working within internal control frameworks
• Experience or organising and prioritising own work load
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
• Experience of Microsoft Word and Excel use in an office environment.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (formally CRB). Lymm High School is a large high performing secondary school with exceptional resources including a swimming pool, leisure complex and residential centre in Anglesey.