Finance Assistant required January 2026 Mixed secondary school based in Ilford Finance Assistant to support invoicing, reconciliations and finance administration Our Client is seeking a Finance Assistant to support the daily financial administration within a large secondary school in Ilford. The role includes processing invoices, assisting with bank reconciliations, maintaining finance databases, logging purchase orders and supporting payroll data preparation. School Information This 11–18 school educates approximately 1,320 pupils and benefits from strong leadership and highly effective operational systems. The school has a structured finance department that works closely with senior leadership to monitor expenditure, maintain robust controls and support financial planning across the school. Support staff describe the culture as calm, professional and well organised. Leadership promotes internal development through structured training, system upskilling and long-term career progression pathways within education finance. The finance team is collaborative, supportive and highly respected within the wider school structure. Salary Paid to scale on the support staff pay range Application Please submit your CV to be considered for this role.