Finance Officer

**Summary**
We are looking to appoint a dedicated and resourceful individual as Finance Officer to oversee financial duties at Harris Clapham Sixth Form.

**About Us**
At Harris Clapham Sixth Form we want our students to be hugely ambitious, to dream bigger and to realise their aspirations, with the help of great teaching, a rigorous curriculum and a fantastic extra-curricular offer that broadens horizons and sparks curiosity.

We are a community who work together for the greater good of our academy; there is a culture of mutual respect and kindness between staff and students.

**Main Areas of Responsibility**
Your responsibilities will include:

- Order goods and services on behalf of academy staff
- Raise purchase requests through Federation financial systems (Concur)
- Transmit purchase orders
- Process invoices from suppliers
- Ensure approval processes are followed for purchase orders and invoices.
- Monitoring and maintaining purchase orders and invoices through Federation financial systems (Concur)
- Verifying unsubmitted invoices
- Transfer invoices to PSF for payment
- Maintain journals on PSF
- Review, pay and keep records of staff expense claims
- Maintain creditor ledgers
- Process supplier payments via BACS
- Make emergency payments when necessary
- Oversee use of the academy credit card
- Manage bank payments including deposits, records and bank reconciliations
- Manage the academy cheque book
- Manage and keep records of academy income through lettings, donations or inter-academy transactions
- Maintain the fixed assets register
- Maintain the contracts register
- Liaise with academy budget holders
- Assist Finance Business Partner in monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Management of Cashless Catering Systems (with Catering Department)
- To engage with all audit and control reviews, preparing papers and records as required

**Qualifications & Experience**
We would like to hear from you if you have:

- Some finance experience in purchase ledger processing and budget management
- Enthusiasm for and commitment to the achievement of the Academy’s overall vision for success at all levels
- High quality ICT skills, including accounting software & Word, Excel & Power Point
- Ability to use and adapt other ICT packages to promote effective administration, organisation, communication and management
- Ability to prioritise and set personal targets, including managing different workloads and workflows.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to change and increases in academy size.
- Appreciation of issues of confidentiality
- Record of excellent attendance & punctuality and adherence to Federation Dress Code Policy
- Ability to work as team player and to foster good working relationships with a variety of different people in Academy
- Good organisational & interpersonal skills which indicate a warm, efficient and hospitable manner to all
- Numeracy and Literacy (at least C in English and Maths GCSE or equivalent).
- Desire & capacity for further professional development
- The ability to set challenging targets within a supportive framework for Performance Management
- Ability to work accurately under pressure and meet deadlines
- Commitment to Equal Opportunities

**Next Steps**

**Rewards & Benefits**
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 to senior leadership.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme and many other benefits.

**Safeguarding Notice**

**Equal Opportunities**

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Job Reference: HF03602-HCL6F