Post: Finance Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Department: Finance

Responsible to: The Director of Finance

Hours of work: Full time, 37.5 hours (8.30 am – 5.00 pm Monday – Friday)

Salary: £28,405- £30,030 p.a. (Point 4 and Point 5 on the Support Pay Scale)

Dependent upon experience and qualifications

St Peter’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment by complying with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and Procedures at all times. The successful applicant will be required to undergo statutory pre-employment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Overall purpose of the post:

To be responsible to the Director of Finance for the day to day financial administration across the school.

The successful candidate would ideally have a strong financial administration background and/or be qualified or working towards a Level 3 AAT professional qualification or above.

Duties will include:

Assisting with invoice posting on the purchase ledger.

Liaising with the school’s bankers regarding transaction detail when necessary

Dealing with day to day queries from suppliers, debtors, budget holders and other staff

Processing staff expenses claims and school credit card transactions.

Maintaining filing systems including annual archiving of financial records, scanning, disposal and rotation.

Updating budget reports.

Assisting with month end procedures.

Keeping accurate data and financial records for all income and expenditure.

Working within the parameters of the financial procedures and systems of the school.

Assisting in financial year end procedures as directed by the Director of Finance.

Providing information to auditors upon request.

To provide support and cover in other areas of the Finance Department as required.

General

Health & Safety - You have a legal duty to take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others and you are expected to be familiar with, and adhere to, St Peter’s School’s Health and Safety policy.

School values – You have a duty to ensure your work, communication and approach conforms to the school’s core values and mission. You will need to be aware and comply with school rules, policies and procedures at all times including, but not limited to, those relating to safeguarding, conduct, equality and data protection.

Note: This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities associated with the post. The post holder will be expected to comply with any reasonable request to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

This job description may be amended at any time following discussion with the post holder.