Finance Assistant Apprentice

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Harris Federation Full time
Working With Us
Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park, is a primary academy with nursery provision, where we are proud to celebrate the wide range of backgrounds, abilities, faiths and cultures within our school. Our success lies in our drive to ensure every pupil takes pride in their skills, abilities, and talents and uses these to help them attain the highest possible level of education.

We have developed a set of Values and 'Habits of the Mind' which are embedded in all aspects of our school culture.

We believe that our values must become habitual if children are to be effective citizens and workers in 21st Century. They must be able to communicate, to collaborate in teams, to continuously learn and to function in a data-rich society. We aim for our children to become effective citizens of the future.
Main Areas of Responsibility
Your responsibilities will include:
  • Collecting money from students in connection with academy trips, uniforms or other necessary payments
  • Ensuring all orders are processed through the academy's accounting system
  • Aiding teachers and budget holders in sourcing the best and most cost-effective resources
  • Obtaining authorisation, coding and posting the purchase invoices and maintaining the purchase ledger
  • Raising and issuing sales invoices and maintaining the debtor's ledger, ensuring collection of monies owed on a timely basis
  • Raising BACS payments for purchase invoices in accordance with payment run deadlines and ensuring correct approval process
  • Making payments (grants and academy trips etc) and keeping appropriate records
  • Reconciling the petty cash on a weekly basis and ensuring correct protocol is adhered to
  • Academy banking and posting of bank receipts
  • Dealing with incoming and outgoing post
  • Dealing with queries both internal and external
  • Ensuring an appropriate filing system is maintained What We are Looking For
    We would like to hear from you if you have:
    • Qualifications to Level 3 or above (A level or equivalent)
    • Knowledge of a variety of financial recording systems
    • At least one year's experience working in a finance department
    • Experience of working within financial controls
    • Experience of assisting with budget setting and budget management
    • Oracle experience preferred but not essential Applying for this Position
      Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

      In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

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