Interim School Accounts Assistant

Careerline; Wallingford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An independent preparatory school is seeking an Interim Accounts Assistant in Wallingford. This role offers flexibility with part-time or full-time options, and involves managing accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and preparing management accounts. Ideal candidates will have experience in financial management and attention to detail. The contract runs until Christmas 2025, with a competitive rate of pay.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts payable and receivable management.
• Strong attention to detail in financial reporting.
• Ability to handle payroll processes and calculations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and reconcile the School debit cards daily.
• Process all purchase invoices ensuring authorization.
• Prepare the monthly schedule of salaries and tax payments.
• Draft termly management accounts from finance systems.

Skills

Accounts payable management

Bank account reconciliation

Invoice processing

Payroll calculations

Management accounts preparation

Job description

Overview

Interim Accounts Assistant - Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Temp contract until Christmas 2025 or longer. Full or Part-time. Competitive rate of pay. Our client is an independent preparatory school for pupils age 3 - 13. As well as providing a fantastic learning environment and community for pupils, the school offers an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding working environment. They strive to recruit the best possible teaching and support staff to drive the school forwards and ensure they continue to provide the best possible rounded education for their pupils.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Interim Accounts Assistant to start ASAP until Christmas 2025 or longer.

Responsibilities

• Accounts payable
  • Monitoring and reconciling the use of the School debit cards on a daily basis
  • Carrying out a formal reconciliation of all the School\'s bank accounts on a daily basis
  • Processing all purchase invoices and ensuring that all are authorised by the Budget Holder
  • Paying all purchase invoices within their agreed terms
• Accounts Receivable
  • Preparing all fee invoices and cross checking the fees ledger to the School roll at the start of every term
  • Reconciling all electronic payments into the bank against the fees ledger and the paper copies of the fee invoices
  • Producing a termly list of fee debtors for the Bursar
  • Administering direct debit payments through School Fees Plan
  • Responding to parent queries and requests relating to their fees account
• Payroll
  • Preparing the monthly schedule of salaries, tax, National Insurance and pension payments, including calculations of overtime and sick or maternity pay
• Management Accounts
  • Preparing a first draft of termly management accounts from the finance system including comparison to budget

Details

This role will commence as soon as possible. The contract will run to at least Christmas 2025 with the potential for it to be extended. The role could be part time or full time to suit the individual but will be for a minimum of 3 days per week. For full details, please apply online or call 01227 780888