To start as soon as possible
We are looking for an Estates Finance Officer to deliver the day to day purchasing function for the department. This is a key role with a wide range of duties, which will include providing an efficient and flexible procurement service to achieve best value solutions, maintenance of budgets and system administration. The appointed candidate will be an efficient and accurate administrator with experience in a procurement administration role, or similar. Ability to prioritise workload, adhere to deadlines whilst maintaining high standards of attention to detail is essential. Knowledge and understanding of a school or boarding environment is an advantage, but not essential.
Contract: This is a full-time, permanent contract. The first six months will be a probationary period.
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 52 weeks per year. Core working hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm, however there is some flexibility on the shift pattern. Some weekend work may be required to support the department’s needs, for which time off in lieu will be given.
Holiday: 30 days per annum, plus bank holidays.
Salary: £33,000 - £41,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
Wycombe Abbey is a world class full-boarding school for girls, located on a beautiful site in the centre of High Wycombe. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170-acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for 650 pupils aged 11-18.
We have been at the forefront of girls’ boarding education for over 125 years. Superb academic outcomes are the School’s hallmark and pupils regularly secure places at the most prestigious universities across the globe. Known for its world-class education, Wycombe Abbey encourages curiosity, innovation, leadership and delight in learning among its pupils.
The School benefits from easy access to London (24 minutes to Marylebone), the Chiltern Hills and attractive towns such as Marlow, Henley-on-Thames and Beaconsfield. Heathrow is also just 20 miles away plus good transport links to other London airports.
Wycombe Abbey has its own salary scale which compares favourably with other independent schools and is well above that of the maintained sector.
Benefits of working at Wycombe Abbey include:
* Enrolment in the School’s generous pension scheme.
* Fee school remission at Wycombe Abbey and selected prep schools.
* Generous CPD training and development scheme.
* Free parking.
* Free meals.
* Free use of the Sports Centre.
* Free eye tests.
* Access to the Employee Assistance Programme.
How to apply: Please see the job profile document for full information about this role. To apply, please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan, by selecting “Apply for this job”. Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com .
Closing date for applications: Sunday 31 August 2025.
Interview date: w/c 8 September 2025.
We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.
Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare:
All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.
All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No. 310638.
Wycombe Abbey is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.