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Finance Officer - 20 hours per week
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 January 2026 |
| Location: | South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6DF |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | a952c5fc-7c28-4471-8a70-d359c9722872 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to recruit an experienced, efficient and effective Finance Officer to support our School Business Manager in this permanent role. The successful candidate will be self-motivated with excellent interpersonal skills and work with within our busy office team to support the smooth running of the financial administration of the school.
Key Responsibilities:
• Raising orders and commitments for goods and services on the financial system FMS
• Matching up the POs, requisitions and delivery notes, preparing invoices for payment.
• Liaise with the suppliers and contractors to resolve any finance queries.
• Maintaining the Contract Register
• Support with raising invoices for pupil funding income
• Support with lettings administration and invoicing
• Support with payroll processing timesheet input
• Preparing any cash or cheque for banking
• Provide Reception cover over the lunchtimes
• Understand and work within the School’s Policies and Procedures including Finance, Safeguarding and Data Protection.
What the school offers its staff
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Commitment to safeguarding
St Giles School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note these posts will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service, pre-employment health screening and Right to Work checks. We will be undertaking an online search on candidates shortlisted for a vacancy. We value diversity in our workforce and positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are seeking to recruit an experienced, efficient and effective Finance Officer to support our School Business Manager in this permanent role. The successful candidate will be self-motivated with excellent interpersonal skills and work with within our busy office team to support the smooth running of the financial administration of the school.
Key Responsibilities:
• Raising orders and commitments for goods and services on the financial system FMS
• Matching up the POs, requisitions and delivery notes, preparing invoices for payment.
• Liaise with the suppliers and contractors to resolve any finance queries.
• Maintaining the Contract Register
• Support with raising invoices for pupil funding income
• Support with lettings administration and invoicing
• Support with payroll processing timesheet input
• Preparing any cash or cheque for banking
• Provide Reception cover over the lunchtimes
• Understand and work within the School’s Policies and Procedures including Finance, Safeguarding and Data Protection.
What the school offers its staff
-
Commitment to safeguarding
St Giles School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note these posts will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service, pre-employment health screening and Right to Work checks. We will be undertaking an online search on candidates shortlisted for a vacancy. We value diversity in our workforce and positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.