Finance Officer

FINANCE OFFICER

UP TO £35,000 DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE

SOUTH WEST LONDON

PERMANENT ROLE – FULL TIME OFFICE BASED, TERM TIME WORKING

My client is an educational trust looking to recruit a hands-on Finance Officer with strong purchase ledger experience, to provide high quality finance support to the Director of Finance. Having worked in a similar role within an educational institution, you will be available to start at short notice. Working pattern is term time plus 2 weeks, fully office based. In return, they offer an excellent benefits and career progression for the successful candidate.

Key Responsibilities

To work as part of the Finance team to support the timely and accurate processing of orders, invoices and payments and the monthly reconciliation process:

• Raise purchase orders and place orders.
• Match invoices with purchase orders and process for payment.
• Set up new suppliers.
• Create weekly BACS payment runs.
• Assist with monthly reconciliation of non-staffing budget expenditure with the schools’ bank account.
• Process petty cash payments.
• Process journals for printing costs and IT resources.
• Produce appropriate charges for curriculum and administrative stationery provided to departments. 
• Produce statements for budget holders.
• Liaise with suppliers and budget holders in the above regard.
• Investigate and resolve any queries as a result of the above
• Relevant filing and record keeping

Person Specification

• Experience within an educational setting is essential.
• Experience using SIMS/ARBOR is desirable.
• Competent using Xero/similar software and intermediate Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to work flexibly.