Finance Officer - Waddesdon Church of England School

Buckinghamshire Council; Waddesdon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school seeks a meticulous Finance Officer to support its finance and exams team. Key responsibilities include managing financial admin, ensuring regulatory compliance, and bringing strong Excel skills. Ideal candidates should have experience in similar roles and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar finance role or secondary school environment.
• Willingness to learn school finance system (SIMS FMS).

Responsibilities

• Assist the School Business Manager and Finance HR Officer.
• Manage financial administration of orders, stock control, and compliance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Mathematical skills

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Finance Officer - Waddesdon Church of England School

Are you an organised person with strong attention to detail?

Are you looking for a new challenge, working within a busy, dedicated, cheerful and hardworking school finance and exams team office?

We are seeking to appoint a conscientious and meticulous Finance Officer, with good attention to detail, to work alongside our School Business Manager and finance office team. The ideal candidate will have solid mathematical skills, be adept at Microsoft Excel and be willing to attend training to learn how to operate the school finance system, SIMS FMS. Ideally, you will be experienced in a similar role or secondary school environment.

The position will assist the School Business Manager and the Finance and HR Officer to maintain the smooth running of the school finance office.

Term time only: Yes

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37 hours per week, 5 days per week, 8.00am-4.00pm (3:30 Friday) Either: Year round 52.143 weeks, with 25-30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (1.0 FTE) Or: Term time plus 2 weeks (0.9 – 0.9186 FTE) (Some flexibility can be offered on request, e.g. compressed hours/days/weeks) Job share applications will also be considered

Interviews to be held: TBC (possibly during the summer holidays)

About us

Waddesdon School is an oversubscribed all ability 11-18 school, set in rural north Buckinghamshire. The school is 30 minutes away from Oxford and also within easy commuting distance from Milton Keynes. There are just over 1000 students on roll, including 300 in the Sixth Form. The school has an excellent reputation for CPD and recognises and values the contributions of all staff.

There are realistic expectations regarding balancing family and leisure time and workload. Governors have recently changed the Admissions Policy to include children of staff members.

We encourage you to contact the school for a phone conversation and to discuss your interest in the post. The description of the department, the OFSTED and SIAMS reports, and our termly newsletter, Waddesdon Voice, will give you a flavour of the culture and ethos of our school and the department. Testimonials from our staff about the culture and ethos of our school can be found on our website in our ‘Working at Waddesdon’ section.

• Responsible for the financial administration of orders, goods received and stock control
• Responsible for the daily management of the non-public funds, including ParentPay and the Waddesdon School Shop
• Responsible for the financial and administrative support for school visits
• Ensuring compliance with travel regulations and procedures

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About you

Please see person specification for full details.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.