Finance Officer
Hampstead School
Camden
- £34,224 - £36,190 per year
- New
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Grade SO1
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 5 November 2024
Job overview
The role of Finance Officer is a key post, with the results of your work driving a lot of the day-to-day running of the school. The successful candidate will be part of a small, dynamic team with a wide ranging array of responsibilities.
The Finance Officer position involves supporting the financial operational and management function of the school, and provides a key service to staff, suppliers, customers and parents. The position involves responsibility for the sales and cash ledger, and payroll operational function. You will provide support to budget holders and staff, dealing with queries, and offering guidance and training where required, and working closely with the Finance Assistant. The role also involves responsibility for the developing and maintaining the contracts management and fixed asset registers.
Our non-teaching associate staff perform a fundamental role in improving life chances for our young people, so the Finance Officer will be critical in ensuring colleagues are informed, supported and challenged so they can maximise impact of their efforts and support all students to achieve their potential.
The details of the post are:
- Contract status: Permanent
- Weeks per year: Term Time Only plus 2 weeks (which is 41 weeks a year)
- Days per week: Monday to Friday
- Hours per week: 35
- Shift pattern: 8.15am to 4.15pm with an hour unpaid break
- Grade: Grade SO1
- Actual salary: £34,224 to £36,190 (with uplifts for long service and a backdated pay rise once the 2024-25 NJC pay deal is agreed)
What we offer:
- a collaborative administration team that is experienced, innovative and supportive
- a diverse and inclusive community, where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit
- an ideal opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive environment.
We need you to be:
- in possession of excellent organisational skills, with strong problem-solving aptitude
- highly skilled in the use of ICT office products, involving advanced knowledge of Excel for report generation and analysis of data
- experienced in payroll function, audit and reconciliation
- able to demonstrate flexibility in a team situation, and have a good understanding of financial systems and procedures
- able to work under pressure, use initiative and work independently, and prioritise your workload to meet deadlines
- able to communicate with a wide range of audiences, including students, parents, clients, professional services and other external agencies
- in possession of a relevant professional qualification in accounting (eg. AAT level 2 or 3, ACCA) or comparable experience
Closing Date: Tuesday 5th November 2024 at 9am
Interview Date: Thursday 7th November 2024
We welcome applications from colleagues who are looking to work part time and will always consider job shares or other flexible arrangements.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Checks will be made with previous employers and online searches will be done as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
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About Hampstead School
Hampstead School is Camden’s largest maintained comprehensive School, educating 1330 students (including 300 in our stand-alone Sixth Form). The school is oversubscribed with a waiting list in all years, admitting 7 forms of entry from over 70 primary schools. Founded in 1961 as a mixed comprehensive school, Hampstead School has remained firmly committed to inclusive and nurturing education; quality of relationships based on respect and responsibility underpin all our endeavours. This is combined with a laser-like focus on the highest expectations of achievement and a belief that every student can and will achieve means that Hampstead School’s reputation for creativity and inspiration is firmly rooted in rigour. This continues to be epitomised in our motto “Learning Together Achieving Together”.
Reflecting our part of North West London, Hampstead School’s intake is predominantly from the local areas of Kilburn, West Hampstead, Cricklewood and Willesden. Our learners represent the diversity of our communities with over 70 languages spoken by our 50%+ bilingual students.
The school has been almost completely rebuilt over the past 5 years with our modern inspiring facilities offering a vibrant and brilliantly equipped place to work and study.
Ofsted noted that “Staff really like working at the school. They feel valued and very well supported". This is an exciting, dynamic place to work, and its vitality greatly benefits the pupils. Our equally diverse staff is well supported and encouraged to achieve their career aspirations. They have a passion for learning and commitment to delivering outstanding education to our students. Consequently, we are proud of our terrific record of staff development, second-to-none, whereby posts arise because of the excellent career progression that teachers at Hampstead School experience.
Our package includes
· Our own school Teaching & Learning Professional Development
· Professional on site coaching
· Further bespoke CPD through Camden Learning
· Thorough New Qualified Teacher (NQT) programme and strong track record of working with Teach First, Teaching Leaders and Future Leaders
· Support for your well-being through our well-being team, and 24/7 Access to a personal employee assistance helpline
· Access to counsellors, occupational health and mental health practitioners on-site
· Free eye care vouchers and annual onsite free flu jab
· Salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work
· Season ticket loan
· Family friendly absence policies such as paid time-off for primary school plays, child-care emergencies and house moves.
· Guarantees to work-life balance such as no expectation of excess presenteeism or to open e-mails out-of-school hours.
Hampstead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhance DBS check.
Hampstead School is close to Cricklewood Thameslink Station and close to the triple transport hub of West Hamsptead stations (Tube; London Overground; Thameslink). A number of buses stop close to the school including the C11 at the dedicated Hampstead School bus stop.
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