Finance Assistant
| Posting date: | 24 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2025 |
| Location: | Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1SE |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 5b3006e8-3cba-4287-8167-dd3c18fa0332 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Experience of working with Arbor or a similar data management system.
• Experience of using word processing, spreadsheets, database and IT packages.
• Experience of working in a financial based role.
• Experience of producing standard financial reports.
• Some experience of budget monitoring and account reconciliation.
• Experience of undertaking a range of clerical and administrative duties, including data input and retrieval.
• Ability to work in an organised and methodical manner.
• Ability to maintain efficient record keeping systems.
• Ability to assist with the production of accurate records and reports as required.
• Ability to communicate with a range of audiences including other employees within the school, governors, pupils and parents.
• Able to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English.
• Ability to identify work priorities and manage own workload to meet deadlines whilst ensuring that lower priority work is kept up to date.
• Ability to show sensitivity and objectivity in dealing with confidential issues.
• A basic knowledge of the financial workings of a school.
• Some knowledge of budget management and accounting techniques.
• Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, a range of computer applications including financial management systems and Schools Cash Office.
• Highly competent in the use of ICT – especially Excel and Word.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Extremely organised and able to deliver on time and to agreed quality standards.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and discretion.
What the school offers its staff
Superb working conditions
• Excellent staff facilities including free tea and coffee and microwave and fridge in the staffroom
• Staff Welfare team which provides gifts, flowers and cards for leavers and staff with significant life events
• Occasional social activities eg Friday after school football, staff choir, Christmas party, informal nights out
• Child care voucher scheme
• SLT doors are always open to listen to your concerns or share your successes
• Ensuring equality and diversity is a priority
• Governors focused on Staff wellbeing
• Free confidential counselling provided on request
• Access to fitness suite before and after school
• Oversubscribed school with close links with the community and supportive parents/carers
• Exemplary pupil behaviour which is always commented on by visitors
Commitment to safeguarding
St Richard's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Experience of working with Arbor or a similar data management system.
• Experience of using word processing, spreadsheets, database and IT packages.
• Experience of working in a financial based role.
• Experience of producing standard financial reports.
• Some experience of budget monitoring and account reconciliation.
• Experience of undertaking a range of clerical and administrative duties, including data input and retrieval.
• Ability to work in an organised and methodical manner.
• Ability to maintain efficient record keeping systems.
• Ability to assist with the production of accurate records and reports as required.
• Ability to communicate with a range of audiences including other employees within the school, governors, pupils and parents.
• Able to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English.
• Ability to identify work priorities and manage own workload to meet deadlines whilst ensuring that lower priority work is kept up to date.
• Ability to show sensitivity and objectivity in dealing with confidential issues.
• A basic knowledge of the financial workings of a school.
• Some knowledge of budget management and accounting techniques.
• Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, a range of computer applications including financial management systems and Schools Cash Office.
• Highly competent in the use of ICT – especially Excel and Word.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Extremely organised and able to deliver on time and to agreed quality standards.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and discretion.
What the school offers its staff
Superb working conditions
• Excellent staff facilities including free tea and coffee and microwave and fridge in the staffroom
• Staff Welfare team which provides gifts, flowers and cards for leavers and staff with significant life events
• Occasional social activities eg Friday after school football, staff choir, Christmas party, informal nights out
• Child care voucher scheme
• SLT doors are always open to listen to your concerns or share your successes
• Ensuring equality and diversity is a priority
• Governors focused on Staff wellbeing
• Free confidential counselling provided on request
• Access to fitness suite before and after school
• Oversubscribed school with close links with the community and supportive parents/carers
• Exemplary pupil behaviour which is always commented on by visitors
Commitment to safeguarding
St Richard's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.