Finance Assistant

We are currently looking to appoint a Finance Assistant to support the CFO and
Finance Officer with the school’s financial administration ensuring compliance to financial management standards.
Highly organised, flexible and able to work on their own initiative, the successful candidate will
ideally have a recognised professional accountancy qualification or working towards this
qualification or have the relevant experience in a similar role.

Experience of using an accounts package for general bookkeeping, including producing accounts and management reports is essential.

Experiences of working in academies/a school environment with a knowledge of PS Financials
accounting package and SIMS would be desirable but not essential as training will be available.

Please see the full job description for further details on the role.

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

The Duston School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and all appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS checks. In addition references will be requested for short listed applicants prior to interview and will form part of the interview process.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

Online searches will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.

Location Berrywood Road, Northampton NN5 6XA
, UK

Contract Type Permanent

Job Type part-time

Closing Date 24.08.2026

Salary Description SS (3—6) £23,486—£ 24,616 based on 37 hours per week, 43 weeks per year (Part time will be considered) £24,796—£25,989 FTE