Personal Assistant to the Finance Director
| Posting date: | 07 January 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 January 2026 |
| Location: | Street, Somerset |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Millfield School |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Millfield School is seeking an experienced Personal Assistant to provide high-level administrative and strategic support to the Finance Director (Bursar). This is a pivotal role requiring exceptional organisational skills, discretion, and the ability to manage complex priorities in a fast-paced environment.
About the Role:
As the PA to the Finance Director, you will act as a trusted partner, ensuring the smooth running of the office and enabling the Finance Director to focus on key decision-making. Your responsibilities will include:
• Diary & Time Management: Overseeing complex calendars, prioritising meetings, and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Communication: Acting as a professional gatekeeper for all correspondence, managing emails and calls with tact and confidentiality.
• Project Support: Preparing board packs, tracking actions, and coordinating high-level projects.
• Travel Logistics: Organising national and international travel arrangements.
• Subject Access Requests: Managing the full process, including data collation, liaising with IT and advisors, and producing final submissions. Previous experience in handling subject access requests would be highly advantageous.
• Strategic Support: Anticipating needs, solving problems, and contributing to efficient decision-making.
About You:
We are looking for a resilient, calm, and adaptable PA with proven experience supporting senior executives. You will have:
• Outstanding organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks under pressure.
• High attention to detail and discretion.
• Strong IT skills and confidence in handling confidential information.
Working Hours & Salary:
This is a year-round role, working Monday to Friday, 8.30am–5pm. It offers a competitive salary of up to £45,098 per annum, dependent on skills and experience, plus an extensive range of staff benefits.
The closing date for applications is noon, Wednesday 21st January.
Millfield School is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We are a community that celebrates diversity, supporting our pupils and employees to be brilliant as individuals.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Specific safeguarding responsibilities for this position are outlined in the job description. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks including, but not limited to, Enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references. All positions within the school are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Be kind, be individual, be brilliant. Millfield School, where being an individual is recognised as the key to brilliance.
About the Role:
As the PA to the Finance Director, you will act as a trusted partner, ensuring the smooth running of the office and enabling the Finance Director to focus on key decision-making. Your responsibilities will include:
• Diary & Time Management: Overseeing complex calendars, prioritising meetings, and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Communication: Acting as a professional gatekeeper for all correspondence, managing emails and calls with tact and confidentiality.
• Project Support: Preparing board packs, tracking actions, and coordinating high-level projects.
• Travel Logistics: Organising national and international travel arrangements.
• Subject Access Requests: Managing the full process, including data collation, liaising with IT and advisors, and producing final submissions. Previous experience in handling subject access requests would be highly advantageous.
• Strategic Support: Anticipating needs, solving problems, and contributing to efficient decision-making.
About You:
We are looking for a resilient, calm, and adaptable PA with proven experience supporting senior executives. You will have:
• Outstanding organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks under pressure.
• High attention to detail and discretion.
• Strong IT skills and confidence in handling confidential information.
Working Hours & Salary:
This is a year-round role, working Monday to Friday, 8.30am–5pm. It offers a competitive salary of up to £45,098 per annum, dependent on skills and experience, plus an extensive range of staff benefits.
The closing date for applications is noon, Wednesday 21st January.
Millfield School is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We are a community that celebrates diversity, supporting our pupils and employees to be brilliant as individuals.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Specific safeguarding responsibilities for this position are outlined in the job description. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks including, but not limited to, Enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references. All positions within the school are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Be kind, be individual, be brilliant. Millfield School, where being an individual is recognised as the key to brilliance.