Finance Assistant (part time)

Introduction

Blackheath Prep is an independent prep school for just over 370 boys and girls aged 3 to 11. Founded in 1996, it occupies a beautiful five-acre site close to Blackheath village. Its original Georgian and Victorian buildings have been extended and adapted to include large playgrounds and extensive playing fields, tennis courts and a Forest School area. In April 2023 we were delighted to announce our merger with Eltham College to form a new family of schools. 

It is a remarkable school with outstanding facilities, a formidable track record in academic success and impressive achievements in Music, Sport, Drama and Art.  Children go on to a range of independent and maintained secondary schools, with a large proportion being awarded academic scholarships at schools such as Eltham College Senior School, Alleyn’s, Colfe's, Dulwich College, James Allen’s Girls’ School, Sevenoaks School and City of London Schools and/or places at top Grammar schools such as Newstead Wood and St Olave’s.

The Role

We are seeking to appoint an experienced individual to join the Finance Department as a Finance Assistant.  The successful candidate will be responsible for many of the school’s financial processes and will ensure effective financial administration at Blackheath Prep.

The Finance Assistant is responsible for the smooth running of the financial administration of the school. The role reports to the Blackheath Prep Finance Manager on a day-to-day basis, and then to the Finance Bursar and ultimately to the Bursar of the Eltham College Family of Schools.  

The role works in parallel to an equivalent role focusing on the financial administration of Eltham College Senior and Eltham College Junior Schools. 

Job Description & Person Specification

A full job description and person specification is available within the candidate information pack.

Terms of Appointment

• The post is available from September 2024 on a permanent, part time basis. 
• Core hours of work are 25 hours per week. The school can be flexible on whether these hours are worked over four or five days.  
• The role is based at Blackheath Prep, with the occasional need to travel to Eltham College for staff meetings and other supervision-related meetings.  
• Salary is offered at £29-32k (FTE) and is reflective of the level of experience to date 
• Benefits include school fee remission (subject to the child meeting the entrance requirements of the school), life assurance and pension scheme   
• Wellbeing benefits including free annual eye test, annual flu vaccination and access to our Employee Support helpline  
• Travel benefits include Season Ticket Loan, Bike2Work scheme and electric car salary sacrifice scheme 
• Free staff lunch and tea/coffee is provided during term time 

How to Apply

Please send by email a completed application form and equal opportunities form, together with a covering letter to Emma Over, HR and Recruitment Assistant: recruitment@blackheathprep.co.uk 

Closing date for applications is 9am, Friday 12th July 2024.

Interviews will take place wk/co 22nd July 2024.

***Please note that the recruitment campaign might end earlier as the applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so please do not delay in applying***

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and all other safer recruitment checks, including checks on social media.