Payroll and Finance Co-ordinator

**Crosfields School**
England**Salary**:

Crosfields Scale**Job type**:

Part Time, Maternity Cover**Start date**:

03 November 202517 October 2025**Job overview**:

- The primary role of the Payroll and Finance Coordinator is to prepare the monthly payroll and manage the Sales (parent) Ledger. The post holder is expected to have advanced Excel skills, strong double entry bookkeeping skills, be able to deliver accurate information and have outstanding customer service.

A qualification in AAT Level 4 (or equivalent) is essential.
- Main accountabilities include:
- Preparing the monthly payroll, inputting data, payment of employees and monthly internal and external reporting
- Administer the school’s pension schemes
- Maintain the Sales (parent) Ledger, ensuring accurate records are kept, handling invoice queries and dealing with low level debtors
- Preparation and sending of the termly invoices
- Updating the cashbooks and posting the cash to the ledgers on a daily basis.
- Bank reconciliations
- Completion of the month end process to enable ledger closures
- Support the Head of Finance with the annual audit and other ad hoc tasks.
- Deputise for the Accounts Assistant when absent

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**About**Crosfields School**:
**Crosfields School**
- Shinfield Road, Reading
Berkshire
RG2 9BL
United Kingdom
- +44 118 987 1810Crosfields School is a co-educational, independent day school for pupils aged 3 to 16. Located near Reading, Berkshire.

We pride ourselves on providing an all-round education that champions academic achievement alongside the pursuit of individual passions, leadership development and character education.

From Nursery through to GCSEs, we ignite a passion for learning within our pupils through a broad, thorough and imaginative curriculum, delivered by dedicated teaching staff in well-resourced learning spaces.

**Head**

Caroline Townshend

**Our Vision, Mission & Values**:
**Our Vision**

For Crosfields pupils to flourish together in a community of real spirit so they may thrive with grace and intelligence in an ever-changing world.

**Mission**
- To provide a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum which promotes a love of learning, independent thinking and enquiring minds.
- To promote personal and collective growth and wellbeing for every member of our community, alongside excellent pastoral care in a nurturing environment.
- To integrate technology meaningfully into all areas of school life to maximise learning, creativity, and skill development.
- To build enduring and mutually beneficial relationships within the school and local community.
- To champion the school values of kindness, commitment, ambition, growth and integrity in all areas of school life.

**Values**

**Kindness**Being kind to each other and to ourselves is the cornerstone of our community.

**Commitment**We are driven and determined about the goals we set ourselves.

**Ambition**We are innovative, questioning and challenge ourselves to be the best version of ourselves.

**Growth**Our strides are big and small, driving us to grow in mind, spirit and character.

**Integrity**We champion truth and honesty as the compass that guides our thoughts, words and actions.

**ISI report**:
Crosfields was most recently inspected by the ISI in March 2024 and was judged as meeting all statutory Independent School Standards in each of the five sections:
1: Leadership and management, and governance
2: Pupils’ education, training, and recreation
3: Pupils’ physical and mental health and emotional well-being
4: Pupils’ social and economic well-being and contribution to society
5: Safeguarding
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