School Finance Administrator

The Aurora Group; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in education seeks a Finance Administrator to support financial operations at Wilden View school. The role involves managing financial administration, ensuring compliance, and working closely with the Central Finance team. Ideal candidates will have strong numerical skills, attention to detail, and a background in finance within an educational setting. Join a collaborative team dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of young people.

Benefits

Full training and continued support

Opportunity to gain qualifications funded by the company

Perkbox subscription

Life assurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Car lease scheme

Bike to work scheme

Free parking

Health cash back plan membership

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role in an education setting preferred.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day financial administration including purchase ordering.
• Reconcile petty cash and manage debit/credit card transactions.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Numerical Skills

Education

AAT or similar qualification

Level 2 Mathematics and English (GCSE – C Grade)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview and Responsibilities

Finance Administrator – Aurora Wilden View

Location: Torton, Kidderminster

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent,

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Annual Salary: £26,665.60 - £28,849.60 actual salary

The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

About Aurora Wilden View

Are you ready to make a transformative impact in the lives of young people with SEMH needs and associated challenging behaviour linked to Autistic Spectrum Conditions? Do you have the ambition and drive to inspire the next generation who have already experienced a turbulent time prior to joining us? Can you be their stability and their champion? If so, we want you to join our dynamic and collaborative team at Aurora Wilden View!

Aurora Wilden View is a beautiful, purposeful school set in a 20 acre site with huge potential as we celebrate our one year anniversary since opening. We want to offer the best for our young people and this means enhancing our curriculum offer and ensuring our young people have access to a wide range of pathways to allow them to move to the next stage of their development.

The role:

We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented Finance Administrator to support the effective financial operations of Wilden View school.

This role is a vital part of the administration team and plays an essential part in enabling high-quality teaching and learning. The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day financial administration on site, including purchase ordering, goods receipting, and the management and reconciliation of petty cash, debit, and credit card transactions. They will also provide general finance support and work closely with the Central Finance team to ensure accuracy, compliance, and smooth financial processes throughout the school.

Please see the link below for our full job description: WVS Finance Administrator_2025.docx

Skills and Qualifications

Experience & Qualifications:

• Preferable experience of a similar role in an Education setting
• Preferable entry-level finance qualification (AAT or similar)
• Level 2 Mathematics and English as a minimum (GCSE – C Grade)
• Excellent computer skills and ability to use a variety of software packages
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook Email/Diary)
• Excellent team working skills
• Able to work accurately with strong attention to detail and work to strict deadlines with excellent numerical skills

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Full training and continued support
• Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
• Perkbox subscription
• Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme
• Free parking
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

Apply/Enquiries

If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact [e-mail]

Applications to be made via our online application form

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.