School Finance & Admin Assistant (30h/wk, Term Time)

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension scheme

Free flu jabs

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Sandringham Primary School is part of Exceed Learning Partnership, seeking a Finance and Administration Assistant to join the busy school office. You will handle financial processing, assist with budgeting, greet visitors, and manage payments and communications.

The role supports the Academy Business Manager within a 30-hour term-time week plus 5 additional days, with DBS checks required and a focus on accurate financial workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience with day-to-day financial processing, including invoices and purchase orders.
• Ability to monitor budgets and prepare concise reports.
• Strong front-desk customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day financial processing (invoices, purchase orders, bank reconciliations).
• Assist the Academy Business Manager in monitoring the annual budget and reporting.
• Greet visitors and be a calm, helpful point of contact for parents and pupils.
• Manage income & wraparound care fees, school trip payments, and dinner money.
• Maintain a clear workflow trail for year-end returns and audits.
• Manage the school email account and answer phone calls from parents.

Skills

Financial processing

Budget monitoring

Customer service

Office administration

Job description

Sandringham Primary School is part of Exceed Learning Partnership, seeking a Finance and Administration Assistant to join the busy school office. You will handle financial processing, assist with budgeting, greet visitors, and manage payments and communications.

The role supports the Academy Business Manager within a 30-hour term-time week plus 5 additional days, with DBS checks required and a focus on accurate financial workflows.