Are you an experienced Finance Assistant with a background working in a school environment?
Aspire People are currently recruiting for a temporary Finance Assistant to work in a busy Primary School based in Lincoln. It is essential that applicants have school finance experience, specifically using BW ON, the Lincolnshire County Council Finance and HR System.
This is a temporary, part time role to start in February and is for roughly 8 - 12 weeks.
You must have an enhanced child work force DBS on the update service, or be willing to pay £56.49 for a new one. Please only apply if you are able to do this.
As a School Finance Assistant your day to day responsibilities will include but not limited to:
« Inputting details onto school MIS system
« Answering phones and taking messages
« Typing of letters and memos
« Filing, faxing and photocopying
« Dealing with parents and pupils
«Procurement which includes raising requisition, managing Purchase orders, processing credit notes, ensuring that the invoices are paid and processed in a timely manner
« Record staff absences on the system and maintain the internal spreadsheet, ensuring relevant sick notes are received and the return to work paperwork is created in a timely manner
« Assist in the provision of the comprehensive financial support services
«Promote the highest standards of financial probity and value for money
«Prepare monthly reports to present to the business manager
«Monitor budgets within the academy
«Oversee communications with payroll services, teachers pensions and the local government pension scheme
«Maintain systems and procedures that ensure transactions are records
«Oversee preparations of invoices and collection of all fees
«Contribute to the development and maintenance of financial systems and processes
You must be:
« Proactive
« Hardworking
« Used to working to strict deadlines
« Not afraid to take on new tasks
« Able to multi task
« Outgoing and have a friendly personality
I am keen to speak to experienced Finance Assistants who are interested in working in a forward-thinking school. Please apply above and I will be in touch in due course. Alternatively, if you know of anybody who might be interested in this position then we offer generous referral fees!
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*Please note that applicants must have a DBS on the update service, or be willing to pay £56.49 for a new one to be processed*
Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks