Finance Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Otley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

An educational institution in Otley is seeking a Finance Officer to oversee bank and income management, ensuring compliance with financial regulations. This role offers a hybrid working model with flexibility in hours, allowing the right candidate to integrate into a supportive finance team. The position requires strong data manipulation skills, effective communication, and a commitment to safeguarding children.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Free sports centre membership

Discount on adult education courses

Professional Development Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Perkbox discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in managing bank accounts and reconciling funds.
• Ability to address queries from hub schools regarding income and banking.
• Skill in processing invoices and adhering to financial regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage income and expenditure for allocated schools.
• Reconcile records for school transactions.
• Provide assistance in financial queries across the Trust.

Skills

Data manipulation in Excel

Effective communication

Resilience

Attention to detail

Education

GCSE English and Maths at Grade C(4)

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Finance Officer

Salary: Scale 5, point 12 (£27,711 FTE) - point 17 (£30,060 FTE) pro rata for part time contract

Hours: 32.5 hours per week, 42 weeks per year

Working pattern: Monday to Thursday 8 am to 4 pm and Friday 8 am to 3.30 pm

(Please note we can be flexible with both the working pattern and hours/weeks)

Location: Hybrid working with minimum 2 days in office per week. Office days based at Stour Valley Community School.

Start date: As soon as possible subject to pre-employment checks.

About the role:

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our Central Finance Team. Reporting to the Finance Business Partner and working with our growing team, comprised of knowledgeable professionals who are passionate about Finance and school improvement, this will allow you the opportunity to work alongside a flexible, inclusive and supportive team.

Duties and responsibilities

Bank and Income Management

• Management of bank accounts and timely recording and reconciliation of all monies for allocated schools
• Operation of school income and cashless catering systems
• Ensure invoices are raised on a timely basis and appropriate credit control procedures are in place for hub schools
• Support hub schools with income and banking queries

Purchase orders and expenditure

• Ensure that goods and services are procured and authorised in line with the Trust’s internal financial regulations.
• Ensure invoices are processed on a timely basis, dealing with invoice queries
• Reconcile and post expenditure paid via Equals cards
• Reconcile and post expenditure paid via Barclaycard for hub schools
• Support requests for new suppliers and making amendments to existing suppliers, ensuring that the Trust’s requirements are met and that it is protected against potential fraudulent setup or change of supplier details.

Other Responsibilities

• Manage allocated school and hub central finance mailboxes, and other correspondence, taking a proactive approach to resolving queries and referring on to more senior staff if appropriate.
• To provide task-based support to other colleagues across the Trust if required.
• Any other duties commensurate with the post, as directed by the Financial Controller, Finance Business Partners and in consultation with Headteachers.

Requirements

• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C(4)
• Use of email and telephone to respond to queries in a timely manner
• Supporting colleagues to adhere to financial procedures and regulations
• Ability to manipulate data in Excel (use and write basic formulae)
• The ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels within an organisation and external to an organisation
• Resilience and ability to meet deadlines
• Enthusiastic, highly motivated with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence
• Ability to challenge or query transactions/processes not in accordance with stated processes and regulations
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

Closing Date: 12 midnight on 15th August 2025 (We reserve the right to close this advert early)

Interview date: TBC

Start date: As soon as possible, subject to safeguarding checks

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits:

• Generous Pension Scheme (LGPS or Teachers’ Pension Scheme depending on the role)
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free membership to Anglian Learning Sports Centres
• 20 percent discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education Courses
• Professional Development Scheme Policy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Specsavers VDU Vouchers
• Boots Flu Vouchers
• Perkbox – access a range of discounts in-store and online at nationwide shops.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.