Trust Finance Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Character Education Trust seeks a Trust Finance Officer to join the finance team and manage purchase orders, invoices and financial records across two schools. The role requires precision with numbers and the ability to handle priority tasks confidentially.

Responsibilities include reconciling accounts, supporting budget monitoring, and responding to finance queries from colleagues and suppliers. DBS check and UK working rights are required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, solution-focused approach.
• Managing competing priorities.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Building positive working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase orders and invoices.
• Maintaining accurate financial records.
• Assisting with budget monitoring.
• Reconciling accounts.
• Supporting financial reporting.
• Responding to finance queries from colleagues and external suppliers.
• Keeping financial processes accurate, efficient and compliant with Trust policies and financial regulations.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Proactive, solution-focused

Managing competing priorities

Maintaining confidentiality

Building relationships

Job description

The Trust Finance Officer sits in the Trust's finance team at Character Education Trust and supports financial operations across its two schools. The core of the work is processing purchase orders and invoices, keeping financial records accurate, reconciling accounts, assisting with budget monitoring and answering queries from colleagues and suppliers. The post suits someone who enjoys working with numbers and can manage competing priorities with confidentiality, though finance or admin experience is advantageous rather than required. An enhanced DBS check and the right to work in the UK are needed, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Processing purchase orders and invoices
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Assisting with budget monitoring
• Reconciling accounts
• Supporting financial reporting
• Responding to finance queries from colleagues and external suppliers
• Keeping financial processes accurate, efficient and compliant with Trust policies and financial regulations

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive, solution-focused approach
• Managing competing priorities
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Building positive working relationships

Checks & eligibility

• Full enhanced DBS check
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Nice to have

• Previous experience in a finance or administrative role
• Strong numerical skills