Finance Officer

Mount St Mary's College & Barlborough Hall School; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount St Mary's College & Barlborough Hall School is searching for a Finance Officer responsible for managing accounts payable and supporting the Billings Officer. This full-time position requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and ideally, AAT qualifications, making it a great opportunity for a finance professional in an educational setting.

Qualifications

• Ideally AAT qualified with bookkeeping and finance experience.
• Strong organisational and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices and payments, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Manage supplier relationships and resolve payment disputes.
• Maintain financial records and prepare spend reports.

Skills

Organisation

Administrative Skills

Problem Solving

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

Finance Officer

Mount St Mary's College & Barlborough Hall School

Location: Spinkhill, Derbyshire

Salary: Competitive, based on experience

Contract: Full-time | Permanent | Office-based

Closing Date: TBC

Finance Officer Outline:

This role is responsible for Accounts Payable at Mount St Mary's and supporting the Billings Officer to fulfill their duties in line with overall business objectives.

Key Competencies:

• Organisation
• Administrative Skills
• Personal competencies (soft skills)
• Analysis and planning
• Resilience
• Problem solving

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Purchase Invoice Processing: Enter invoices into Lightyear & Pass systems, verify against purchase orders and Goods Received Notes, ensure accuracy.
• Payment Processing: Prepare and process payments timely, taking advantage of early payment discounts.
• Supplier Management: Maintain accurate records, resolve payment disputes, communicate with suppliers.
• Reconciliation: Reconcile accounts payable to the general ledger, ensure accurate records, and reconcile supplier statements.
• Compliance: Follow accounting principles, standards, and regulations.
• Data Entry and Management: Maintain financial records, update systems, file documents.
• Problem Solving: Investigate invoice discrepancies, resolve payment issues, provide vendor support.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Handle supplier and customer calls (Parents & carers).
• Print bank statements, support posting of cash receipts.
• Reconcile petty cash and credit card transactions.
• Provide spend reports to Budget Holders, review costs, and highlight overspends.
• Assist with ad hoc financial reporting and audit preparations.
• Support billing queries, credit control, and incoming mail processing.
• Process weekly BACS runs, reconcile receipts, support trip payment system (SCOPAY), and monitor credit card use.

Attitudes and Qualities:

• Interest in Jesuit education
• Positive, flexible, proactive, responsible, resilient

Skills and Knowledge:

• Safeguarding in a school setting
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Attention to detail, IT literacy
• Ideally AAT qualified, bookkeeping & finance experience