Finance Officer

TES FE News; Walsall; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Walsall is seeking a skilled Finance Officer to join their Business and Academy Operations Team. This role involves supporting financial administration, such as raising orders and preparing invoices. Ideal candidates have experience in a school setting, a detail-oriented approach, and strong organisational skills. This is a great opportunity to positively impact students’ lives.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial administration within a school or similar setting is desirable.
• Ability to work as part of a team and adapt to changing daily tasks.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Raise purchase orders.
• Liaise with suppliers.
• Prepare invoices for payment.
• Reconcile charge card statements.
• Reconcile petty cash.
• Prepare School Gateway reports on trip payments.
• Send reminders to parents/carers for payments.

Skills

Financial administration

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Are you a skilled and adaptable Finance Officer? Are you committed to supporting the work of a school to provide the best possible provision for students? Do you thrive on working as part of a team where every day is different and presents a new challenge? If so then this could be the job for you!

We are seeking to appoint a Finance Officer to work as a member of the school’s Business and Academy Operations Team. The successful candidate will play a key role to support effective financial administration in school including raising orders, liaison with suppliers, preparing invoices for payment, reconciling charge card statements, reconciling petty cash, preparing School Gateway reports on trip payments, sending reminders to parents/carers for payment of supplementary charges and trip payments and raising purchase orders. We require staff who are excited by this opportunity and who are ready to embrace this challenge, supporting us in delivering a great local school for our local community. For all of us, staff, Governors, children and parents/carers, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a difference to students’ lives.

Responsibilities

• Raise purchase orders
• Liaise with suppliers
• Prepare invoices for payment
• Reconcile charge card statements
• Reconcile petty cash
• Prepare School Gateway reports on trip payments
• Send reminders to parents/carers for payment of supplementary charges and trip payments

Requirements

• Experience in financial administration within a school or similar setting is desirable
• Ability to work as part of a team and adapt to changing daily tasks
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills