Hybrid School Finance Administrator

Confidential; Harrow; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrow Council is recruiting a School Financial Administrator to support schools across the London Borough of Harrow. The role combines financial and administrative duties with a strong customer-service focus, in a hybrid working setup that may require on-site attendance during training and occasional school visits.

The successful candidate will process transactions, maintain records and assist schools with finance queries, delivering high-quality service to stakeholders while adapting to a

Qualifications

• Experience in financial administration and handling invoices.
• Experience processing payments, budgets or related financial tasks.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong admin skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel/Word/Outlook.
• Strong customer service and telephone communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Process financial transactions, invoices, payments and related finance admin tasks.
• Maintain accurate financial records, databases and documentation.
• Support schools with finance-related queries and admin tasks.
• Provide high-quality administrative support to education services.
• Handle telephone and email enquiries professionally.
• Liaise with school staff, parents, suppliers and other stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with financial procedures and data accuracy.
• Manage difficult conversations and challenging situations with professionalism.

Skills

Financial admin

Invoices & payments

Customer service

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Harrow Council is recruiting a School Financial Administrator to support schools across the London Borough of Harrow. The role combines financial and administrative duties with a strong customer-service focus, in a hybrid working setup that may require on-site attendance during training and occasional school visits.

The successful candidate will process transactions, maintain records and assist schools with finance queries, delivering high-quality service to stakeholders while adapting to a