St Christopher's School
Camden
£27,000 - £28,000 per year
Salary:
£28,000pa Full time, pro rated for Part-time days per week)
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
30 September 2025
Job overview
St. Christopher's is an independent girls' prep school for about 260 pupils situated in leafy Hampstead. We are looking for a Finance Assistant to play a crucial role in supporting the financial operations of St Christopher's School. Reporting to the Assistant Bursar, this position requires a detail-oriented individual with strong numerical skills and a passion for education finance.
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Administration
2. Assist in processing invoices, payments and purchase orders
3. Help maintain accurate financial records and filing systems
4. Support the preparation of monthly financial reports
5. Help process staff expense claims
6. Assist with regular bank posting and reconciliations
7. Pupil Fee Management
8. Aid in processing pupil fee payments and managing fee collection
9. Assist with generating and distributing invoices to parents/guardians
10. Budgeting and Forecasting
11. Contribute to the annual budgeting process by ensuring processing is completed in a timely manner
12. Help track actual expenditures against budgeted amounts
13. Assist in preparing financial forecasts and projections
14. Supplier Management
15. Help maintain relationships with suppliers and service providers
16. Assist in negotiating contracts and ensuring value for money
17. Support the procurement process for school supplies and equipment
18. Compliance and Reporting
19. Aid in preparing financial information for audits and inspections
20. Assist in ensuring compliance with financial regulations and school policies
21. Help compile data for statutory returns and reports
Qualifications and Skills
* AAT Level 2/3 Accounting, or related field (or equivalent experience)
* Strong numerical and analytical skills
* Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial software systems
* Experience of iSAMS and IFinance or other educational management information software (Desirable, but full training given to the right candidate)
* Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information
* Knowledge of UK education finance regulations (desirable)
* Experience in a school or educational setting (advantageous)
Personal Qualities
* Integrity and trustworthiness
* Proactive and self-motivated
* Ability to work effectively in a team
* Adaptable and willing to learn
* Commitment to the ethos and values of St Christopher's School
The above responsibilities are illustrative and the post-holder will be expected to undertake duties as may be reasonably allocated by the Assistant Bursar or Bursar. This job description is subject to periodic amendment when circumstances or professional review and development dictates changes to the post-holder's role within the School.
Application
Please apply through Quick Apply or submit fully completed Application Forms to Philippa Flint at
Please note that neither CVs alone nor late applications will be accepted. Applications must be made on the School's own application form. The School reserves the right to interview candidates ahead of the closing date.
The closing date for application is 4pm on 30 September 2025
Equal opportunities
The School is an equal opportunities employer.
Safeguarding
The School is committed to safeguarding children within its welfare, and safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone who works there.
The appointment is subject to at least two satisfactory references, receipt of Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) disclosure, verification of identity and qualifications, satisfactory medical fitness, evidence of the right to work in the UK and DfE prohibition checks. Additional overseas checks will be required for candidates who have lived or worked outside the UK.
St Christopher's School adheres to the General Data Protection Regulation We will obtain information about you including any criminal convictions you may have. All information will be kept confidential and it will only be used to process your application. If your application is unsuccessful, all your information will be deleted from our systems and disposed of in a secure manner.
Charitable status
The School is a registered charity (registration number administered by a Board of Trustees who also act as the School's Governors.
About St Christopher's School
St Christopher's School
32 Belsize Lane, Hampstead
London
NW3 5AE
United Kingdom
St Christopher's School is a non-denominational, independent day school for girls aged 4-11. It is located in Hampstead, North London, and has about 260 pupils.
The primary school was founded in 1883, with the earliest written records appearing in 1889 of a small class begun by an enthusiastic educationalist in her father's drawing room. This small establishment grew into a preparatory school known as the Hampstead Kindergarten and School.
Now known as St Christopher's, the school changed from private ownership to a charitable educational trust in 1972. The trustees form the school's Board of Governors.
Head
Mr Mark Maddocks
Values and vision
St Christopher's School aims to achieve a balance between creative imagination and academic thinking that spills out from our structured classroom environment into all elements of school life. We not only teach the girls to learn new concepts and problem-solving skills, but enable them to become analytical thinkers who, in all subjects, confidently push the boundaries of learning by asking questions that perhaps have yet to be asked.
St Christopher's encourages independent learning by striving to develop a stimulating, child-centred environment where pupils are inspired and challenged. It encourages the values of trust, mutual respect, friendship and tolerance, and cultivates an environment in which pupils can grow into self-confident and responsible young people, ready to embrace the challenges of secondary education.
ISI report
"Pupils are extremely well educated. A rich, child-centred environment has been created in which pupils from an early age develop a true joy in learning in both academic and creative subjects. The school amply fulfils its aim to achieve high academic standards by inspiring, enthusing and challenging its pupils and encouraging independent learning."
View St Christopher's School's latest ISI report
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