Windsor Academy Trust Hiring for Finance Officer Job at Halesowen, England Full Time

Permanent, All Year Round or Term time only plus 2 weeks (41 weeks), 37 hours per week

Grade 4 – £22,571 – £24,432 per annum (AYR rate)

(Pay award pending – annual AYR salary range should increase to £24,496 – £26,357)

Windsor Academy Trust (WAT) is seeking to appoint a full time Finance Officer to work across our nine schools, primarily based at Windsor Academy Trust Central Office in Halesowen but will be required to work within all schools across WAT and our North Office as and when required.

We are looking for a confident individual, with experience of working in a financial setting particularly including purchase and sales ledger administration, to support the finance function to ensure the efficient running of the day to day finance operations across multiple sites.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, organised and committed. They will work closely with finance colleagues to ensure that the finance department runs smoothly and all work is completed to deadline. They will be able to prioritise workloads and have excellent attention to detail and ability to work through large volumes of data with a high level of accuracy. Experience of working with PS Financials or similar financial accounting software is required.

This is a superb professional opportunity for a passionate individual who has the drive and dedication to work through large volumes of data, meet deadlines and want to grow. We offer continuous professional development to all staff and support in gaining a finance related qualification may be available to the right candidate.

Responsibilities:

• Receipting and banking of income/cash in accordance with the required procedures.
• Management of transactions relating to online payment systems.
• Completion of bank reconciliations.
• Completion of multipay card reconciliations and monitoring of usage.
• To complete the day-to-day purchase ledger transactions ensuring all processes are

performed in accordance with the Trust’s Financial Regulations including accurate

entering of invoices and purchase orders.

• Update and maintenance of budget monitoring data.
• Provide system budget holder reports and support for non SLT budget holders.

Please find the full job description and person specification within our job pack on our website.

To arrange an informal discussion with our Head of Finance please email [email protected]

To Apply: Please visit our WAT website and apply for the position on our job vacancies page.

Closing Date: Monday 26th September 2022 at 4pm

Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 3rd October 2022

Start date: As soon as possible

Windsor Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and barred list check.