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Ark Schools Central Hiring for Regional Finance Assistant Job at London, England Full Time

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Regional Finance Assistant


Reports to: (Senior) Finance Manager
Location: South London (home school to be agreed with time splits across other schools in the region tbc)

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract (view to permanent)

Pattern: Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

Start date: ASAP

Closing date: We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.

Interviews: w/c 3rd October 2022

Salary: £22,000 – £26,000 FTE (depending on experience)


About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join Ark Schools’ Regional finance team, supporting Ark’s secondary academies in South London.

As Regional Finance Assistant your role is an integral part of the schools in the region, responsible for ensuring high standards of financial integrity. Depending upon which school you are supporting, you will manage the daily and monthly financial processes in the school, ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Academies Financial Handbook. Your duties in each school may vary slightly as you may be required to support the current Finance team(s) in place.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Working closely with the (Senior) Finance Manager and Finance leads to ensure the continuing financial stability of the school
  • Placing orders, receiving goods, and maintaining a professional relationship with suppliers
  • Ensuring accurate and timely processing of purchase invoices and other documents using Concur and PS Financials accounting software, reconciling supplier statements, and preparing payment runs for authorisation


Key Requirements:
  • Experience of running effective administrative and financial systems, ideally within a school environment
  • High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel. PSF financials and SAP Concur desirable
  • Experience using financial databases and confidence and interest in learning new technologies
  • Ability to manage own time to enable multi-school regional working
  • Works productively in a high-pressure environment


View the full job description and person specification here.


About Ark
We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 28,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country.


Benefits
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service
  • We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career with us and offer a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs
  • Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym
  • As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to. Depending on your role you may also be entitled to LGPS which is a defined benefit scheme where you contribute a percentage based on how much you earn (as do we) in exchange for a guaranteed amount in your pension pot every year


How to Apply:
Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal. We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.


Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.


Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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  • Job Title: Ark Schools Central Hiring for Regional Finance Assistant Job at London, England