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

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Regional Finance Officer


Reports to: Finance Manager

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

Contract: Permanent
Pattern: Full Time (standard hours 9am – 5.30pm)
Closing date: 31/08/2022
Interviews: w/c 05/09/2022

Salary: £24,000-£30,000 (depending on experience)


About the role:
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity where you can be part of a strong team? Do you have a passion for finance processes and embedding best practice? Do you have a head for numbers? If so, this might just be the perfect operations role for you! This is a full-time, permanent role. You’ll report into the Finance Manager and will also work with the relevant Principal and Operations leads at the school(s) you are supporting while working collaboratively with other central teams across the Ark network.

As Regional Finance Officer, 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 Academy Trust Handbook. Your duties in each school may vary as you may be required to support the current Finance team(s) in place.

Key Responsibilities
  • Working closely with the Finance Manager and Operations leads to ensure the continuing financial stability of the school
  • 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
  • Assisting the Finance Manager with the preparation of month end and year end accounts
  • Promote regional working across the South London Finance team by sharing best practice through regular communication and presentation and team meetings


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 Concur desirable
  • Strong organisational and time-management skills and the ability to delegate appropriately
  • Ability to skilfully manage and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders


View the full job description and person specification here


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


About Ark
Ark is 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 are a network of 39 schools, educating around 28,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference. We also incubate start-up programmes (Ark Ventures) that improve the education system.


How to Apply:
Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal. Applications to be submitted by Wednesday 31st August 2022 but please note: 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 Officer Job at London, England