Finance Administrator

Finance Administrator – Job Advert

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for a Finance Administrator to join the finance team on a fixed-term contract from November 2024 (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks) to May 2025. The role is full-time, working 36.25 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8.30am-4.30pm) with a salary range of range £29,226 - £32,001 per annum (ESMS Support Staff G Scale).

The purpose of the role is to check and process all cash transactions including direct debits, and faster payments. The Finance Administrator also manages credit cards in issue, petty cash transactions and is responsible for the processing of expense claims.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in cashier roles, including working with multiple budget holders and handling both internal and external clients. They will be proficient in accounting systems, double-entry bookkeeping, and managing tasks such as posting journals, processing payments, and completing reconciliations. Additionally, they will possess strong communication skills and be capable of multitasking with attention to detail.

To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.

Eligibility

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right work in the UK.

Benefits

Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

In order to apply for the position, applicants must visit https://jobsearch.esms.org.uk/ to submit their application form.

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to the ESMS Recruitment Team at recruitment@esms.org.uk  

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday, 25 October.

Interviews will take place as and when suitable applications are received. Due to this, the Recruiting Manager has the right to close the vacancy early if an offer of employment is accepted.