Senior Finance Officer - Culcheth High School

Warrington Borough Council; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Culcheth High School is seeking a Senior Finance Officer to join their finance team. The role involves managing school funds, ensuring accurate financial administration, and requires excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. This is a term-time only position with a flexible approach to hours, ideal for someone who thrives in a busy finance environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial administration and transactional processing.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to manage school funds efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing school funds through financial administration.
• Handle transactional processing, reconciliations, and payments.
• Maintain journals and assist with month and year-end processes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Customer service skills

Verbal abilities

Numerical abilities

IT confidence

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Senior Finance Officer - Culcheth High School

The role

Due to the retirement of the current post holder, Culcheth High School is seeking to appoint an experienced Finance Officer to join our small but capable and supportive Finance Team. This role requires a flexible approach, excellent organisational skills, and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

The successful candidate will report to the Finance Manager and assist in managing school funds efficiently and prudently through comprehensive and accurate financial administration. Responsibilities include transactional processing, reconciliations, and ensuring timely payments to suppliers.

The role encompasses a variety of financial and administrative tasks such as ordering, invoicing, deliveries, petty cash management, assisting with month and year-end processes, income collection and reconciliation, and maintaining journals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy finance environment, possesses excellent interpersonal skills, is well-organized, and maintains accuracy under pressure. The role involves regular liaising with staff, parents, and suppliers, requiring excellent customer service skills, flexibility, and adherence to financial policies and procedures.

Essential skills include excellent verbal and numerical abilities, confidence with IT, and proficiency in Word and Excel. The position is 37 hours per week, with some flexibility regarding hours. It is term-time only, plus one additional week.

Culcheth High School is committed to safeguarding our students and staff. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, Child Barring checks, and satisfactory references.

Key dates

Closing date for applications: Friday, 30 May 2025

Job documents and further details are available upon request.

Location

Culcheth High School, Warrington Road, Warrington, WA3 5HH