Finance Officer - Job Vacancy
Key Points:
- Salary: Scale 23 to 25.
- Actual Salary: £29,282.49 to £30,988.72
- Starting Date: ASAP
Role:
- To assist and advise in the management of school finances.
- To undertake responsibility for the routine procurement and book keeping functions of the school.
- To provide financial and management information as required.
- To manage the letting of school facilities and maximise income.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To supervise the sales, purchase and nominal ledgers and to input data as necessary.
- To ensure all income is received and recorded.
- To manage the cash book, input of data and ensuring that bank reconciliations are completed monthly or as appropriate.
- To manage the school fund and liaise with auditors as necessary.
- To provide information and reports including budget monitoring for Governors, Head and Budget Managers.
- To analyse and monitor whole school and departmental budgets and provide advice and assistance as necessary.
- To maintain and manage VAT records and produce the monthly VAT return.
- To produce virement reports as necessary.
- To advise departments on day to day financial queries.
- To manage Parentpay and school input to the cashless catering system.
- To assist with month end closure highlighting any variances or overspend to the School Business Manager including completing monthly prepayment and accrual journals.
- To supervise the purchase and procurement process including the preparation of BACS and cheque runs.
- To assist with the maintenance of the fixed asset register.
- To ensure the finance policy is adhered to and to ensure that three quotes are received when purchasing items over £5k.
- To maintain a register of business interests for all key staff.
- To provide information for management and audit purposes as required.
- To organise school transport requirements as necessary.
- To undertake general and finance and administrative tasks as directed.
- To manage the letting of school facilities and maximise income.
- Assist with the overview of the tendering exercise and make recommendations on which contractors to engage.
- Ensure all qualifying grants are accessed with the correct paperwork.
- To be responsible for processing funding income, delegated and ad hoc.
- To assist with and supervise year end closure.
Please view the full job description to check the requirements for this role.