Finance Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Woking; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Woking is seeking a finance professional to ensure financial probity and management within the school environment. The role involves preparing year-end documentation, managing purchase orders, and reporting on financial risks. A commitment to safeguarding children is essential, as well as a proven track record of professional development in finance. The institution offers various benefits, including a generous pension scheme and well-being support.

Benefits

Generous workplace pension through LGPS

Condensed school year with two week half term

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Well-being support, including online GP access

Work-life balance and family-friendly policies

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children.
• Minimum 2 years of finance-related experience.
• Proven track record of professional development in finance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial probity in all activities.
• Prepare annual documentation for audits and governing body.
• Process invoices and manage financial administration for school events.
• Administer and reconcile the school’s accounts.

Skills

Awareness and commitment to safeguarding children

Finance work experience (minimum 2 years)

Continuous professional development

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Requirements include:

Essential

• An awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children
• Minimum 2 Years of finance work experience
• Proven track record of continuous professional development

What the school offers its staff

Benefits

• Generous workplace pension through LGPS
• Condensed school year with two week half term in October
• Ongoing training, learning and development opportunities
• Recognition policies for exceptional performance and long service
• Well-being support, including 24/7 online GP access, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), online wellness support and free eye tests and flu vaccinations
• Access to savings on your everyday spending including groceries, homeware, entertainment and holidays, throughMy Staff Shopbenefits platform
• Work-life balance, and family friendly policies and processes
• Free on-site parking and cycle to work scheme
• Occupational sick pay

Further details about the role

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure financial probity in all activities and support other staff to ensure thatfinancial procedures are appropriately followed in relation to authorisation andapproval
• Ensure the Bourne Education Trust Financial Management Manual is adhered toat all times
• Support the Business Manager with the preparation of year end documentationand in readiness for audits, with reports for the governing body and any otherdata or reporting requirements as requested by the Business Manager, SLT or the central BET Team
• Raise purchase orders and process invoices for payment
• Administer BACS runs and Faster Payments
• Ensure that all income is accurately accounted for, and receipts are issued forany cash
• Administer and reconcile the school’s accounts on relevant software
• Contribute to the completion of the month end process, reconciling the bankaccounts, running the trial balance and performing accounting checks in linewith BET expectations and to BET deadlines
• Monitor expenditure and report any areas of risk to the Business Manager
• Manage the financial administration of school trips, workshops and other events, liaising with liaising with other colleagues as appropriate, on all aspectsincluding accommodation, transport, checking terms and conditions andparent communication
• Liaise with parents about dinner money and trip payments, monitor income andadvise the Business Manager of any debts or low contributions that mayjeopardise trip viability
• Where requested by, and in consultation with, the Business Manager, implementdebt management processes for parents, negotiating payment plans and, inexceptional circumstances, applying for court judgements

Office Team

• As a member of the office team, you will be front of house which may requireyou to interact with parents, visitors, BET colleagues and external contractors, ensuring a warm welcome and strict compliance with safeguarding procedures
• Undertake general administrative duties as required
• Undertake any other duties of a similar level and responsibility as requiredand/or any other tasks as reasonably requested by Senior Leadership

Commitment to safeguarding

SAFEGUARDING Bourne Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment will be made subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service approval (DBS) as part of our rigorous approach to safeguarding our children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Bourne Education Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, pupils and other stakeholders. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.