Finance Assistant - Thomas Hardye Academy

We are seeking to appointment a Finance Assistant to support our school finance team. This is a permanent role, working 37 hours per week for 40 weeks of the year. Grade 3 £22,737 FTE (Pay Award Pending)

The successful applicant will be responsible for managing incoming communication to the finance team and distributing this appropriately, assisting school staff in order processing and ensuring orders are approved in line with regulations, and handling cash and banking.  The role will also involve assisting with other accounting and finance duties under supervision.

You will work under the supervision of the Finance and Business Manager and have additional support from more senior officers in the team.

We require:

• A team player who is happy to support different colleagues as required.
• Someone with excellent attention to detail and organisation skills.
• A clear and professional communicator.
• Honesty and integrity.
• Experience working with money and accounts would be an advantage.

Thomas Hardye School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

We can offer:

• A friendly and supportive working environment.
• The opportunity to build on existing skills and knowledge.
• CPD and training opportunities.
• A generous pension scheme and discounted local gym membership.

If you have any queries about the post please contact: Anna Saunders, by calling the school number.

Please send a letter of application together with a completed application form to Mrs Anita Pullen, Headteacher’s PA ([email protected]) by the deadline.