Finance Administrator (Part-Time)
The King's School, Gloucester
Gloucestershire
- £15,000 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 24 September 2024
Job overview
Required: As soon as possible
Salary: Up to £15,000 per annum
Line Manager: Finance Manager
Hours: 2-3 days per week, year round
Closing date: 24th September 2024
Interview date: 1st October 2024
The Role
The King’s School, Gloucester, a successful independent day school, is looking to recruit a professional, confident and enthusiastic person to join our finance team in the Bursary. The Bursary is a busy, stimulating and rewarding environment, and this role is an excellent opportunity to develop relevant skills and experience of working with many aspects of finance. You will work closely with the finance team and members of academic staff.
The successful candidate will have administrative and finance experience, strong IT skills and be able to work to a high level of accuracy. You will be confident communicating professionally and warmly to provide excellent service for our School community.
The School
The King’s School, Gloucester has a rich academic tradition dating back to its founding in 1541. It houses the longest-serving classroom in Europe and is held in high esteem amongst the local and wider community, winning Gloucestershire Independent School of the Year in 2020 and 2021 and being Highly Commended again in 2022 and 2023. Following the 2022 ISI Inspection, King’s was proud to be declared ‘excellent in all areas’.
Main Duties
- Assisting the bursary accountant with various administrative duties, including:
- credit card transaction processing;
- credit card reconciliations;
- credit card management / control;
- compiling and issuing budget reports;
- raising sales invoices for our subsidiary company;
- compiling billing sheets for parent fee notes and handling queries with staff;
- handling bursary inbox emails;
- liaising with the nursery manager with regard to early years funding forms;
- petty cash reconciliations;
- archiving and stock checks.
- Processing invoices, supplier statement reconciliations and handling queries from suppliers. It is envisaged this aspect of the role will develop such that the candidate will ultimately job-share the work of the purchase ledger manager;
- Assisting with administrative aspects of the credit control process;
- Assisting the payroll clerk with administrative aspects of the payroll processing function;
- Provision of cover on Reception and for the wider administrative team as may be required.
Personal Profile
- Excellent IT skills and sound knowledge of Office 365 (particularly Excel);
- Familiarity with some digital accounting software would be an advantage;
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and prioritise workload effectively;
- A meticulous eye for detail;
- Outstanding communication skills, able to work well within a small team and establish good working relationships at all levels;
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times;
- Willingness to occasionally turn a hand to tasks that may fall outside of your regular responsibilities;
- A keen interest and/or experience of working in finance.
Hours of Work
The Finance Administrator shall work 2-3 days per week all year round; a full day being from 08:00 to 16:30 with a one-hour break. There may be occasions when you are required to work outside of these hours, and remuneration will be given for any additional hours worked.
Holidays
Holiday entitlement will be 5 weeks per annum plus Bank Holidays, rising to 6 weeks per annum after 5 years of service.
Benefits
- A contributory pension through Aviva APTIS;
- Generous fee remission for children at King’s;
- Before / After School Care for children at King’s;
- Access to a doctor for advice and short consultations;
- Staff Wellbeing Programme;
- Cycle to Work Scheme;
- Lunches;
- Parking.
Applications
Candidates should apply through TES or by submitting a completed School Application Form and Covering Letter via email to recruitment@thekingsschool.co.uk. A CV is not required.
Closing date for applications is 24th September 2024 at 12:00 noon, with interviews taking place on 1st October 2024. However, early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the published closing date if appropriate.
For further information, please contact Mr Harry Fuller on 01452 337337 or via email to recruitment@thekingsschool.co.uk.
The King’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including: references from previous employers, a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the enhanced level, as well as eligibility to work in the UK (in compliance with UK immigration regulations). Interviews will be conducted in person, and they will explore candidates’ suitability to work with children. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education an online search will be carried out for short listed candidates only – this will consist of a Google and social media search. The search is looking for anything that calls into question the candidate’s suitability to work with children, or could cause harm to the reputation of The King’s School. Any information discovered will be shared with members of the interviewing panel prior to interview.
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About The King's School, Gloucester
- The King's School, Gloucester
- Pitt Street, Gloucester
- Gloucestershire
- GL1 2BG
- United Kingdom
The King's School, Gloucester has a rich academic tradition as one of the seven famous Cathedral Schools established by Henry VIII in 1541. Now, it is a successful co-educational independent day school with around 700 pupils, aged three to eighteen, offering academic excellence, a celebrated range of extra-curricular activities and outstanding pastoral care.
King's is held in very high esteem amongst the local and wider community, winning Gloucestershire Independent School of the Year in 2020 and 2021, and being Highly Commended again in 2022. Following the 2022 ISI Inspection, King's was proud to be declared 'excellent in all areas'.
With small classes and inspiring teachers, The King's School offers a vibrant culture of endeavour and scholarship in the historic setting of Gloucester Cathedral. As a result, the school has a special sense of identity which encourages a moral framework and a powerful feeling of community.
The King's School aims to stimulate all pupils to the greatest possible academic, creative and extra-curricular achievement by encouraging the exploration of a wide range of cultural, intellectual and sporting activities. We offer a unique 'Keystones' approach which identifies and develops individual talents and personal qualities.
Aims and Aspirations
The life of the School at all levels is underpinned by our long term aims and aspirations, which represent the key principles on which King's is based.
- The King's School is a co-educational Independent School offering a distinctive education that is firmly based on Christian principles. We welcome into our community boys and girls of all religious faiths and cultures to promote the qualities of tolerance, understanding, compassion and commitment and to encourage young people to think of others, both within and beyond the community of which they are members.
- King's is by choice a medium-sized school with small classes from age 3 to 18, divided into two schools, Junior (ages 3 – 11) and Senior (ages 11 – 18). Since our Foundation in 1541 as a Cathedral School, we have educated the Choristers of Gloucester Cathedral, a role which is central to our ethos.
- To the best of our ability and resources, the School aims to educate young people from a variety of backgrounds, enhancing this capability by the further development of scholarships and bursaries.
- Through the expertise and dedication of our staff, through our facilities, close relationships with the Cathedral, excellent pastoral care and general ethos, we seek to stimulate all pupils to the greatest possible academic, creative and extra-curricular achievement by encouraging the exploration of a wide range of cultural, intellectual and sporting activities.
- Pupils are encouraged to think for themselves and to appreciate the importance of self-discipline. All pupils are treated as individuals, though at the same time they are encouraged to contribute to group work, teamwork and the community as a whole.
- The School is committed to a broad, balanced and well-knit curriculum which is relevant to the needs of its pupils. The curriculum offers scope for individual specialisation where appropriate and is constantly reviewed in the light of developments within the School, nationally and internationally. Innovation is encouraged.
- Whether pupils are of high or average academic ability, the School aims to enable them to develop fully as individuals, to prepare them for responsible adult life and to encourage qualities of initiative and leadership.
- Celebrating achievement is seen as a valued part of the School's success. Pupils' performances in academic life, sport, activities and the performing arts are all recognised in assemblies, in newsletters, on Speech Day, at Junior School Prizegiving and in many other ways.
Working at King's
King's places great importance on staff wellbeing and offers a number of benefits to support this, including:
- A peer-run staff wellbeing programme that operates year-round
- An on-site doctor available to staff for short consultations
- A staff "wellbeing day" - an additional day off that can even be taken during term time!
As a school, it is our collective aim to develop all staff into reflective practitioners who are committed to the ethos and aspirations of the school, and to empower staff as they work towards their own objectives.
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