Finance Officer
St Mary's School Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
- New
- Salary:
- £28,000 to £33,000 per annum + excellent benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 12 August 2024
Job overview
40 hours per week, all year round
Everything we do is about empowerment.
At St Mary’s School in Cambridge, you can be YOU. We’re a unique school community that celebrates diversity and blends different languages, cultures and perspectives to create a true microcosm of the world.
Our Finance Team is central to our business. We are currently seeking an experienced finance professional to support our small but busy department. The right person will have a proactive and organised approach to their work which includes the preparation and provision of accurate and timely information to aid decision making and to ensure internal and external reporting deadlines are met. Main areas of work will include Purchase Ledger, invoicing of Junior School Fees, preparing Gift Aid Claims. A friendly and customer focussed attitude is essential as you will deal with day-to-day queries from Staff, Pupils, Suppliers and Parents.
Whatever your role, you will help to take a remarkable community to the next level and will benefit from significant investment in your personal and professional development. After all, releasing potential is why we’re here.
You can enjoy comprehensive benefits including a contributory pension scheme, 33% discount (pro rata for part-time staff) on school fees, BUPA cash plan, an occupational sickness scheme, free lunches and refreshments, a season ticket discount and much more.
If you want to be part of our friendly and inspiring School community, it’s time we talked. Please click the apply button to complete an online application form.
For further information about the role and how to apply, please visit https://www.stmaryscambridge.co.uk/about/job-vacancies.htm
If you have any questions, please contact the HR Team by email: hr@stmaryscambridge.co.uk or call: 01223 353253.
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 12th August 2024.
Interview date: w/c 19th August 2024.
We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
The school is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Registered Charity No. 290180
Attached documents
About St Mary's School Cambridge
- St Mary's School Cambridge
- Bateman Street, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB2 1LY
- United Kingdom
St Mary’s School is a girls-only, non-selective, Roman Catholic, all-through school with sixth form situated in Cambridge. It is an independent school with day and boarding options. A smaller than average school, it provides 750 places for junior, senior and sixth-form students between the ages of 3 and 18 when fully subscribed.
The school was founded by sisters from the Congregation of Jesus in 1898. They drew their inspiration from 17th-century religious sister the Venerable Mary Ward, basing it on her vision of the essential dignity of each human.
Headmistress
Charlotte Avery
Values and vision
St Mary’s School provides its girls with a strong social and moral framework, which helps them succeed in higher education, the world of work and as successful citizens in the wider community. Teachers foster a love of learning in their students, nurturing talents, valuing each girl as an individual and helping every pupils flourish academically. The school strives to cater for all academic, pastoral, creative and athletic needs.
ISI Report Key points
The school achieved an outstanding overall 98% parental satisfaction rate.
'Almost all pupils achieve places at the most selective universities, conservatoires and art colleges in a range of disciplines, including those with the highest entry criteria.'
'Pupils make strong progress across the range of subjects’ and are: ‘highly successful in their achievements beyond the classroom in a range of activities encompassing different interests.'
'Pupils display mature levels of understanding across the curriculum’, with the quality of teaching praised as ‘ambitious, stimulating and well matched to their needs.'
'Pupils form highly positive relationships with each other and with staff and they develop good leadership skills’ with students feeling ‘ready and well prepared for the next stage of their lives.'
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