Bournemouth School is a single academy trust with approximately 1260 pupils providing an excellent education, enabling all students to choose a career path that is fulfilling, exciting and challenging (2024 Ofsted Outstanding). We are looking for an organised, efficient and proactive Lead Finance Assistant to work with the Chief Financial Officer to support the outstanding achievements of the school and to provide an effective and efficient finance function. The post is an exciting and varied position. You will be responsible for the organisation and completion of required tasks by the finance team including the supervision of the part-time finance assistant. You will also interact with a wide range of school staff, students, parents and outside people/organisations supporting the administration of the finance department. Experience in a previous financial role is essential. Further Information For an informal conversation about the vacancy, or to visit the school prior to submitting an application, please contact Karen Newton, Chief Finance Officer at [email protected] or telephone 01202 512609. Bournemouth School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Bournemouth School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Keeping Children Safe in Education Bournemouth school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us Not Specified