Finance Officer – Successful Secondary School – Reading

Marchant Recruitment; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is seeking a Finance Officer for a successful secondary school in Reading, starting as soon as possible. The role supports budgets, purchasing, and financial compliance within the school’s business support team.

You will work closely with senior leaders, monitor budgets, process invoices, and support audits. The environment emphasizes accuracy, accountability and professionalism, with clear systems and opportunities to develop within school finance.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase orders, invoices and reconciliations
• Monitoring departmental budgets and expenditure
• Supporting financial reporting and audit processes
• Working closely with senior leaders and budget holders

Job description

A successful and forward-thinking secondary school in Reading is seeking a skilled Finance Officer to join its business support team starting as soon as possible.

This role is essential to the smooth financial operation of the school and involves working closely with senior leaders to manage budgets, purchasing and financial compliance. The school has clear financial systems in place and values accuracy, accountability and professionalism.

The Finance Officer will work within a stable and experienced support team and will be trusted with significant responsibility, including monitoring budgets and supporting audits.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Processing purchase orders, invoices and reconciliations
• Monitoring departmental budgets and expenditure
• Supporting financial reporting and audit processes
• Working closely with senior leaders and budget holders

The school offers:

• Clear financial systems and structured processes
• A supportive leadership team that values the finance function
• Opportunities to develop within school finance
• A professional, well-organised working environment

This role is ideal for a Finance Officer who enjoys responsibility, precision and working as part of a trusted operational team.

Finance Officer – Successful Secondary School – Reading • Reading, England, United Kingdom