School Finance Officer

Vida Education; Preston; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Potential to go permanent

CPD accredited training

Job summary

Vida Education is seeking an experienced School Finance Officer to join a Lancashire school. The role focuses on managing payments from the school's bank accounts, performing bank reconciliations, and using Finance 6 to process transactions.

The position offers flexible hours and a potential path to permanent employment. You will monitor income and expenditure, prepare accurate financial records, and handle purchase orders and supplier invoices with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Experience using Finance 6 within a school setting.
• Experience processing payments and reconciliations from a school's own bank accounts.
• Strong IT skills and ability to work independently.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Process and manage payments directly from the school's own bank accounts.
• Complete bank reconciliations, ensuring all financial records are accurate and up to date.
• Use Finance 6 to process and maintain financial transactions.
• Process purchase orders, supplier invoices and payments.
• Monitor income and expenditure, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in financial transactions.
• Support the school's day-to-day financial operations.
• Maintain accurate financial records in line with school procedures.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Independent worker

Communication skills

Tools

Finance 6

Job description

Job Description

School Finance Officer – Finance 6 Experience Essential

• Location: Preston
• Start Date: ASAP
• Contract: Temporary, with potential to become permanent
• Hours: Flexible – to be discussed
• Salary: £145.73 – £165.29 per day (based on estimated term-time-only salary)

Vida Education are currently recruiting for an experienced School Finance Officer to join a school in Lancashire.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced school finance professional looking for a position offering flexible working hours and the potential to become permanent.

The successful candidate must have previous experience using Finance 6 within a school setting, including making payments and completing bank reconciliations directly from a school's own bank accounts.

We are looking for someone who can confidently manage these responsibilities with minimal supervision.

THE ROLE

• Process and manage payments directly from the school's own bank accounts.
• Complete bank reconciliations, ensuring all financial records are accurate and up to date.
• Use Finance 6 to process and maintain financial transactions.
• Process purchase orders, supplier invoices and payments.
• Monitor income and expenditure, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in financial transactions.
• Support the school's day-to-day financial operations.
• Maintain accurate financial records in line with school procedures.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Previous experience using Finance 6 within a school is essential.
• Must have experience making payments and completing reconciliations from a school's own bank accounts.
• Previous experience working in a school finance role.
• Strong understanding of school financial procedures and processes.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage financial responsibilities confidently.
• Good communication and IT skills.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH VIDA EDUCATION;

We are an experienced team and specialise in placing qualified teachers, cover supervisors, teaching assistants, school admin and clerical staff into positions across Lancashire and Cumbria.

• We offer excellent rates of pay, in line with your level of experience.
• AWR compliant.
• Experienced and dedicated consultants who take great pride in providing you a quality service.
• Free CPD accredited training courses including Advanced Safeguarding, Child Protection & Prevent.

Vida Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. As an APSCo Compliance Accredited agency, all post holders are subject to checks in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. These checks include but are not limited to; an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, qualifications check, references, UK Right to Work Status. Further information will be provided on application.

Vida Education is an equal opportunities employer and operates as an employment business in providing temporary or permanent job seeking services.