Job Description
The role
This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified and experienced finance professional to join our team as a Finance Officer at Brighton Girls.
In this key role, you will support the school's financial operations by managing daily transactions, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and assisting the Senior Finance Manager with financial reporting and budgeting processes.
In support of our financial operations, you will oversee a range of key responsibilities including:
- Processing invoice transactions, setting up new suppliers, and managing supplier and payment queries
- Overseeing the weekly BACS run and processing ad hoc Bankline payments
- Managing bank deposits and reconciling monthly statements
- Setting up and administering payment items via ParentPay
- Supporting trip finances: monitoring invoice payment deadlines, reconciling expenses, and maintaining spend spreadsheets
- Providing training and ongoing support to staff on financial systems and procedures, including Compleat
About you
We are looking for a highly organised individual, with excellent time management and administrative skills, and the ability to prioritise their workload effectively. You will have previous experience as a Financial Assistant and will hold a recognised financial or accountancy qualification (e.g. ATT). You will also demonstrate proficiency in using finance systems, Microsoft Excel, and databases.
You should be able to remain calm under pressure and work efficiently to tight deadlines. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are also essential, along with the ability to relate to people at all levels with sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy.
Why join Brighton Girls?
As a founding school of the Girls' Day School Trust, Brighton Girls has a significance in the history of girls' education. Located in the heart of the city of Brighton; we are as eclectic, enterprising, and creative as the city itself.
As part of the Girls' Day School Trust, our staff benefit from our 140-year history of excellence and innovation in girls' education, with many opportunities to share ideas and best practice with colleagues across the network.
Benefits include:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For further information and to apply for this position, please click the apply button.
The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 7 th July 2025.
Exceptional candidates will be interviewed as applications are received and we reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
