Finance Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local school in Plymouth is seeking a highly organised Finance Officer to join their professional support team. The role involves managing day-to-day financial operations, overseeing transactions, and providing comprehensive financial administration support across the school. The successful candidate will work closely with staff and leaders to ensure accurate financial processes. This position offers a supportive environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

High-quality professional development

Trust-wide expertise support

Qualifications

• Experience in financial administration and accounting practices.
• Ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Strong communication skills to work with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full ordering process and manage invoices.
• Maintain accurate financial records and manage transactions.
• Support monitoring of financial activities and school budgets.

Skills

Organisational skills

Proactivity

Attention to detail

Financial management

Record keeping

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive and detail-focused Finance Officer (Grade D) to join our professional support team. This role is key to ensuring the effective day-to-day financial administration of the school and to supporting senior leaders in delivering excellent outcomes for students.

As Finance Officer, you will provide a comprehensive financial administration service, supporting the Senior Leadership Teams and budget holders across the schools. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the full ordering process, processing sales invoices and income, maintaining accurate financial records, managing cash and card transactions, and supporting the monitoring of trip accounts. You will also input and maintain financial data on the Trust’s financial management system and assist with period-end and year-end financial processes.

The successful candidate will work closely with staff, students, parents, suppliers and external partners, providing clear guidance and ensuring that financial procedures are followed accurately and consistently. You will be required to exercise initiative, manage competing priorities and make informed decisions in line with Trust policies and procedures.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits of working at Marine Academy Plymouth and Primary include:

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Access to high-quality professional development and training
• Clear systems and processes supported by Trust-wide expertise
• Opportunities to work as part of a strong and values-led Multi Academy Trust

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.