Finance Assistant

Permanent, 30 hours per week

Term time plus 1 week (40 weeks)

Grade 4/5 FTE £21,947 - £24,689

Actual Annual Salary - £17,795 – £20,018

The Head Teacher and Governors of Leasowes High School wish to appoint an experienced Finance Assistant to provide financial support under the direction of the Trust School Finance Officer. You will support, manage and undertake the day-to-day operations of all financial systems, in accordance with the practices and procedures of the school and Invictus Education Trust.

If you are a good communicator and organiser, have a flexible approach to work, can work as part of a team and are considering studying towards the AAT qualification with a keen interest in finance, then we would like to hear from you.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore, this post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

NB: We reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised date if a large number of applications have been received.

For an informal discussion, please contact Ellie Rowley, Principal Accountant, erowley@invictus.education or 01384 686553

Closing date: 9am Monday 20th January 2025

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024- KCSIE 2024

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.