Finance Officer

**Finance Assistant / Officer**who is a highly motivated and efficient individual with the ability to work on their own but be part of the wider centralised Finance Function with good communication and interpersonal skills is required for awell-established school trust based in Harrow, North West London.

**SALARY**:£12.00 per hour

**LOCATION**:Harrow, North West London (office-based role)

**JOB TYPE**:Full-Time or Part Time, Temporary / Casual

**WORKING HOURS**: There is flexibility regarding the working hours, patterns during the week and weeks in the year. However, working from home is not normally an option in this team-based role.

**JOB OVERVIEW**

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Finance Assistant / Officerwho is a highly motivated and efficient individual with the ability to work on their own but be part of the wider centralised Finance Function with good communication and interpersonalskills.

Working as the Finance Assistant / Officer you will support the Finance Team with a variety of tasks that support invoicing, ordering, processing BACS payment and monitoring spend.

As the Finance Assistant / Officer the ability to prioritise a busy workload is essential, as is the need to meet deadlines of varying timescales. You will be prepared to work flexibly, independently, sometime under pressure, and always with a 'can and willdo’ attitude.

**DUTIES**

Your duties and responsibilities as Finance Assistant / Officer will include:

- Support financial administration across the Trust
- Processing of Purchase Orders from requisitions, accurately
- Printing of Purchase Orders, checking for accuracy and distributing to suppliers and budget holders as required
- Processing of invoices, checking to Purchase Orders and goods received notes, ensuring appropriate authorisation and payment
- Assist with the weekly BACS runs by preparing, checking, uploading and sending the payments via the online banking system
- Reconcile MAT suppliers’ statements on a monthly basis
- Investigating and resolving supplier invoices under query arranging returns and ensuring that refunds or credit notes are received
- Processing and reconciliation of petty cash
- Recording of credit card transactions, assistance to staff using the credit card, reconciliation of statement
- Provide financial information reports from the finance system for finance managers and give advice as requested
- Organise and maintain Contracts and Service Level Agreements (SLA) file updating information
- Assist with Sales Ledger including raising of invoices from time to time
- Assist in ensuring value for money
- Dealing with queries from suppliers (including statements), debtors, budget holders and other Academy staff
- Commitment to the Equal Opportunities & Safeguarding Policies and the welfare of children and young people
- Deliver and undertake training and professional development as appropriate
- To actively engage in the appraisal and professional development process

**CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS**
- GCSE’s Grade C or above in English and Maths or equivalent
- Experience working in a Finance or busy Administration department
- Competent user of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing across a wide range of audiences
- High standard of accuracy/presentation with a good eye for detail
- Organised with the ability to meet tight deadlines and work under mínimal supervision
- Decisive and shows resilience whilst working under pressure
- Respects confidentiality and the sensitive nature of working within a school environment
- The ability to work with initiative and multi-task during frequent interruption
- Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- A commitment approach to working as part of the whole academy team and supporting the vision and ethos of the academy
- Be willing to undertake further professional development
- Approachable and confident in dealing with a wide variety of people

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JOB REF: AWDO-T10061

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