School Finance Officer - Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom - GSL Education

GSL Education

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Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:
Finance Officer

Location:
Tower Hamlets, East London

Salary:
£ £30000 per annum

Start Date: 6th Mar 2023

Contract: 2 week in the first instance

GSL Education is currently seeking an experienced Finance Officer to undertake a position at one of our secondary schools in East London.

The school is looking for someone who can support and assist the Finance Operations Manager with day to day financial functions, being accountable for ensuring deadlines are met and that strict confidentiality is maintained at all times.

Finance Officer Job Responsibilities:

To support the Finance Operations Manager in the accurate, efficient and timely processing, monitoring, analysis and reporting of local and central transactions.
Be responsible for all Cash Book transactions both receipts and payments for the School; recording accurately within the finance system; preparing cash and cheques for paying into bank; and banking as required
Be liaising with suppliers (and on occasion, customers) to resolve any invoice queries/disputes
Assist with the administration of the cashless catering system by processing any manual debits/credits onto customer accounts. Liaising with other Administration staff on free school meals allowances and maintaining records within cashless system
Be responsible for maintenance of departmental expenditure records, and distribution to departments on a regular basis
Have responsibility for Petty Cash/Expense Claim transactions, making payments in accordance with procedures
Assist with the management of cashflow between the School main bank accounts
Analyse payments & cashflow within the main account on a monthly basis, and keep track of sales invoices raised
Have previous experience working as a Finance officer in school
Have high Proficiency in English both spoken and written
Be able to work in a busy environment with adults and children alike
Have good knowledge and understanding Microsoft Office software packages

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service.