Finance Assistant

Are you an experienced Finance Assistant with a background working in a school environment?

Aspire People are currently recruiting for a temporary Finance Assistant to work in a busy Primary School based in Lincoln. It is essential that applicants have school finance experience, specifically using BW ON, the Lincolnshire County Council Finance and HR System.

This is a temporary, part time role to start in February and is for roughly 8 - 12 weeks.

You must have an enhanced child work force DBS on the update service, or be willing to pay 56.49 for a new one. Please only apply if you are able to do this.

As a School Finance Assistant your day to day responsibilities will include but not limited to:
Inputting details onto school MIS system
Answering phones and taking messages
Typing of letters and memos
Filing, faxing and photocopying
Dealing with parents and pupils
Procurement which includes raising requisition, managing Purchase orders, processing credit notes, ensuring that the invoices are paid and processed in a timely manner
Record staff absences on the system and maintain the internal spreadsheet, ensuring relevant sick notes are received and the return to work paperwork is created in a timely manner
Assist in the provision of the comprehensive financial support services
Promote the highest standards of financial probity and value for money
Prepare monthly reports to present to the business manager
Monitor budgets within the academy
Oversee communications with payroll services, teachers pensions and the local government pension scheme
Maintain systems and procedures that ensure transactions are records
Oversee preparations of invoices and collection of all fees
Contribute to the development and maintenance of financial systems and processes

You must be:
Proactive
Hardworking
Used to working to strict deadlines
Not afraid to take on new tasks
Able to multi task
Outgoing and have a friendly personality

I am keen to speak to experienced Finance Assistants who are interested in working in a forward-thinking school. Please apply above and I will be in touch in due course. Alternatively, if you know of anybody who might be interested in this position then we offer generous referral fees!

If you are interested in finding out more about Aspire People visit our website at (url removed)

Please note that applicants must have a DBS on the update service, or be willing to pay 56.49 for a new one to be processed

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.