Finance and Office Admin Assistant - Castle, United Kingdom - Coventry City Council

Coventry City Council

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Castle, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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What is the job role?

An exciting opportunity has arisen, within our outstanding special needs primary school, for a highly motivated, well organised, detailed orientated and proactive Finance & Office Administration Assistant.

This is a varied role that provides a wide range of administration support with a particular focus on Finance.

Working alongside the Business Manager, you will be responsible for a range of school finance tasks and processes including but not limited to raising purchase orders, processing and paying invoices, raising invoices, VAT returns, buying goods, dinner money, banking including reconciling bank statements for both the school main account and school fund account etc.

You will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial systems whilst remaining compliant with the schools financial value standards.

This role can be done over 4 days, non working day to be agreed.

Working hours for this role would ideally be 8.00am - 4.00pm Monday to Wednesday, Thursday 8.00am-4.30pm with 30 minutes unpaid lunch break.

Alternative work pattern can be considered including working 37 hours over 5 days or 30 hours over 5 days.

Who are we looking for?

In addition, you will have the ability to communicate clearly and in a variety of forms with a range of staff, parents, pupils and other visitors and agencies.

You will be self-motivated with the personal drive to complete tasks to the required timescales and quality standards.

Previous finance and office based experience is essential, along with excellent IT skills and use of schools finance systems, ideally Bromcom and MS Office packages, in particular word and excel.

Experience of SIMS / FMS would also be advantageous. Experience within a finance role within a busy school office is strongly desired.

Excellent numeracy and literacy skills at GCSE or equivalent (Level 4 /Grade C and above) are required.

In return we will offer you:

A supportive environment and leadership team
Excellent continuous professional development and training
Access to the local government pension scheme
24 hour access to employee assistance programme
Employee benefits including childcare vouchers, cycle to work salary sacrifice, counselling, access to occupational health
A well equipped staffroom including free tea and coffee
Free onsite car parking
Access to our hydrotherapy pool

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT REAPPLY.

Closing date:
Wednesday 24th April 2024

Interview date:
TBC w/c 29th April 2024

**_Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process._