Finance, Trips and Visits Officer

Shorefields; Loughton; Hybride; GBP 29 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Roding Valley High School in Loughton is seeking a Finance, Trips and Visits Officer to support financial operations and the administration of educational visits. You will help ensure robust financial processes while enabling enriching pupil experiences.

The role requires strong numeracy, IT and organisational skills, plus the ability to work collaboratively with trip leaders and budget holders to maintain accuracy and compliance. A supportive academy environment offers development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience of finance and administrative work within a busy office environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to use financial systems effectively.
• Excellent organisational skills with high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to work independently and with others.

Responsabilités

• Process and maintain financial transactions and records, including invoices, journals and contracts in line with procedures.
• Provide financial administration support to budget holders, including reporting and year-end reconciliation.
• Plan, administer and manage educational visits, ensuring approvals and documentation are completed on time.
• Manage educational visit payments via ParentPay, monitor payments, refunds and inquiries.

Connaissances

Finance & admin experience

Numeracy & IT skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Organisational skills

Communication & interpersonal skills

Independent & collaborative work

Description du poste

Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 04/11/2026 Midday Date of Interviews: TBC

Finance, Trips and Visits Officer - Scale 5 - £28,608 - £30, 023 (Actual £25, 732 - £27, 005)

37 Hours per Week, Term time plus 2 weeks (46.9 weeks)

Closing Date: 4th November 2026

Interview Date: 12th November 2026

Start Date: As Soon As Possible

Roding Valley High School

Organisation. Accuracy. Service.

Are you an organised and proactive administrator with strong financial skills and excellent attention to detail? Do you enjoy working in a varied role where no two days are the same?

Roding Valley High School is seeking a dedicated Finance, Trips and Visits Officer to support both the financial operations of the school and the administration of educational visits and trips. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring robust financial processes are maintained while helping to deliver enriching opportunities for pupils.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a forward-thinking and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust.
• Work alongside supportive and dedicated colleagues.
• Contribute directly to the effective operation of school finances.
• Support the successful delivery of educational visits and experiences for pupils.
• Access opportunities for personal and professional development.

What You Will Be Doing

• Process and maintain financial transactions and records, including purchase orders, invoices, journals, contracts, leases, and debt monitoring, ensuring compliance with Trust financial procedures.
• Provide financial administration support to budget holders, including access to financial information, reporting, income collection, and year-end reconciliation processes.
• Support the planning, administration, and financial management of educational visits, working closely with trip leaders and the Educational Visits Coordinator to ensure all approvals and documentation are completed accurately and on time.
• Manage educational visit payments through ParentPay, including trip costings, payment monitoring, refunds, parent enquiries, and reconciliation activities, whilst providing general administrative support to the school as required.

Who We Are Looking For

• Experience of finance and administrative work within a busy office environment, supported by strong numeracy, literacy and IT skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to use a range of financial and administrative systems effectively.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads, manage competing deadlines and maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively, maintain confidentiality, and take a proactive approach to problem-solving.

You Will Also Bring

• A commitment to delivering excellent customer service.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• The ability to provide timely and accurate information.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
• The highest standards of accuracy, professionalism and integrity.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
• Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
• The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any applicant on the basis of a criminal conviction or other information declared. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to disclose all cautions and convictions, including those which would otherwise be considered spent, unless protected under current legislation and guidance.

Information about the School

Roding Valley High School is a successful 11-18 school in Loughton and is part of The Chelmsford Learning Partnership. Currently catering for around 1400 pupils, this school boasts an excellent local reputation and fantastic facilities which provide an excellent working and learning environment. The school was graded “good” with outstanding features at the last Ofsted.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

Paige Larkin
Roding Valley High School
Alderton Hill, Loughton
Essex, IG10 3JA Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]