Finance Officer
Salary: Grade 6 SCP 6-9 (£17,823 – £18,565)
Start date: February 2025
Due to the promotion of the current post holder we currently have a vacancy for a part time finance
officer. The position is 30 hours per week and is term time only (plus INSET).
The Wessex Multi-Academy Trust is looking to appoint a Finance Officer; to join our central Finance
team. Whilst this position is part of the central finance team, the postholder may be required to
travel to school sites for meetings.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, suitably experienced and qualified individual to take
responsibility for:
· ensuring financial regulations are adhered to and controlled, in accordance with Trust policy and
DfE.
· raising purchase orders, check and process invoices for payments and reporting for BACs runs.
· undertake regular reviews and evaluations of cost saving opportunities, preparation of month end
accounts, including monitoring payroll, preparing transactions for bank reconciliation and
forecasting.
· other responsibilities include processing all income into the assigned schools (banking, invoicing,
and reconciling), preparation of invoices and collection of fees and other dues and operation of
school ensuring a full reconciliation is undertaken at least once a month.
Candidates need to be well organised, have good communication skills and be able work with a high
degree of accuracy. They will need to be highly organised, a team player and be happy to use their
own initiative and work independently. Experience with finance systems and excel is essential. Due
to the nature of the role, the postholder will need to be able to fulfil the travel requirements.
Applications can be made, or downloaded, via www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Individual CVs will not be
accepted. You can also find further details about the Trust via the website.
An application pack with further details, including how to apply, can be found on the Wessex
website: www.wessex.ac