Finance Officer. Job in London Education & Training Jobs

Philosophy Education; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational recruitment agency is seeking a motivated Finance Officer for a primary school in Southwark. In this role, you will work closely with the School Business Manager, providing essential financial administration support. Key responsibilities include managing finance procedures, stock management, and processing invoices using Arbor Finance. The ideal candidate will be well-organised, friendly, and available for full-time work. This position offers flexible hours within a welcoming school environment.

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of Arbor Finance / RM Finance required.
• Extremely organised in finance matters.
• Friendly and calm approach essential.

Responsibilities

• Support finance procedures and invoicing.
• Manage stock, orders, and monitor supplies.
• Process invoices and reconcile suppliers' statements.

Skills

Arbor Finance

Finance organisation

Friendly communication

Job description

• Finance Officer
• Full-time / Part-time - flexible hours
• Southwark
• Long-term
• MUST have Arbor Finance experience

A well-organised primary school in Southwark is looking for an experienced and motivated Finance Officer to join their team ASAP to provide financial admin support and work alongside the School Business Manager.

Job role

In the role you will be working closely with the School Business Manager and the Headteacher, where you will be providing support across a range of areas in school financial administration. A large proportion of your role will include daily use of Arbor Finance, so you should have a very good working knowledge of this system.

As a finance assistant your role will include:

• Supporting finance procedures and school invoicing
• Supporting stock management, ordering and monitoring.

• Understanding school finance and processing invoices to orders and reconciling suppliers' statements, handling queries and discrepancies.
• Having a good knowledge to confidently use a variety of systems and databases
• Assisting the Business Manager and Finance Officer with any other finance and administration tasks as required.

The School

A welcoming, community-focused primary school that nurtures curiosity, confidence, and kindness. It offers a supportive learning environment where children are encouraged to achieve their best academically while developing strong values, creativity, and a love of learning. The school is easily accessible and has good local transport links.

To apply for this role you must have the following:

• Good working knowledge of Arbor Finance / RM Finance
• Be extremely organised in finance
• Have a friendly and calm approach
• Be available on a full-time basis

To apply for this role, please apply with an up to date CV outlining your skills and experience.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.