Assistant Accountant
The Loughborough Schools Foundation
Leicestershire
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- £27,028 - £28,784
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 19 January 2025
Job overview
Full-Time, Permanent, 37 hours per week
Salary: £27,028 - £28,784
Loughborough Schools Foundation is a charitable foundation comprising of four independent schools and a nursery in the heart of Loughborough, educating children from 6 weeks to 18 years. The schools enjoy an excellent reputation for their academic, cultural, and sporting achievements and for the quality of their pastoral care.
With dynamic external factors affecting the independent school sector this is an interesting and challenging time to join the Foundation. The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for supporting financial and management accounting activities in the Foundation and its two smaller trading subsidiary companies. The successful candidate will need to have a good knowledge of financial month end processes, have good Excel skills with a keen attention to detail and a positive ‘can-do’ attitude.
The position is full-time and based at our campus in Loughborough and comes with an excellent salary and benefits package which includes a good pension and school fee discount.
Salary and Benefits
• £27,028 - £28,784 per annum depending on experience
• Discounted school fees for your children studying in the Foundation
• Employer contributing pension scheme
• Study support will be considered for the right candidate
• Full-time, year-round post and not term-time only
• 23 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 5 years service (plus bank holidays and 3 Christmas closure days)
• Chance to work on a green and comfortable campus with free car parking
• A complimentary lunch during term-time
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and inclusion with a policy of treating all employees and job applicants equally.
To find out more about the Foundation and to apply please visit www.lsf.org/careers/vacancies. Questions can be emailed to recruitment@lsf.org
Closing date for receipt of applications: 19th January 2025
Attached documents
About The Loughborough Schools Foundation
The Loughborough Schools Foundation is a charitable foundation of four independent schools operating under a single Board of Trustees/Directors. The Foundation comprises Loughborough Grammar School, Loughborough High School, Loughborough Amherst School and Fairfield Preparatory School. Loughborough Grammar School and Loughborough High School were established in 1495 and 1850 respectively whilst Fairfield Preparatory School has been an autonomous school since 1969. Loughborough Amherst School , originally OLCS - Our Lady’s Convent School, was founded in 1850 by the Rosminian Order of the Sisters of Providence.
The Loughborough Schools Foundation employs approximately 750 staff in both teaching and support roles. The four Heads are responsible for the management of educational activities whilst business aspects of the Foundation are managed by the Chief Operating Officer through the centralised functions of finance, estates, health & safety, catering, the network services, human resources and the development office.
The schools enjoy a very high reputation for their academic, cultural and sporting achievements, and for the quality of their pastoral care. Situated at a very pleasant 39 acre campus on the south side of Loughborough.
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