Finance Operations Assistant: Procurement & Reconciliation

Minerva Learning Trust; Woodall; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Minerva Learning Trust is seeking a highly organised Finance Assistant to join the Central Finance Team. You will support day-to-day financial processes under the Transactional Finance Manager, helping ensure accurate procurement, purchase ledger and banking activities within a busy multi-site education trust.

You will gain exposure to cash flow monitoring, reconciliations and financial reporting, while maintaining records in line with Trust policies.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting procurement and purchase ledger processes.
• Familiar with income collection and banking activities.
• Able to reconcile cashbooks and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Support administration of procurement and financial processes.
• Process transactions accurately.
• Assist with purchase ordering, goods receipt and invoice processing.
• Perform reconciliations and financial reporting activities.
• Post cashbook transactions and undertake bank reconciliations.
• Support cash flow monitoring and forecasting activities.
• Work with schools to ensure prompt collection of income.
• Liaise with suppliers and support the resolution of routine financial queries.
• Administer and reconcile the Trust's procurement card arrangements.
• Maintain accurate financial records in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Procurement support

Purchase ledger

Banking

Job description

Minerva Learning Trust is seeking a highly organised Finance Assistant to join the Central Finance Team. You will support day-to-day financial processes under the Transactional Finance Manager, helping ensure accurate procurement, purchase ledger and banking activities within a busy multi-site education trust.

You will gain exposure to cash flow monitoring, reconciliations and financial reporting, while maintaining records in line with Trust policies.