Finance & Admin Assistant

Hours: Full-time, 52 Weeks, 40 hours, 8am - 4pm Monday to FridayYour new school Gretton School is a forward-thinking, inclusive autism specialist school located in Cambridge, welcoming children and young people aged 5-19 as day students and weekly boarders. With a strong reputation for excellence, Gretton offers a unique, integrated model of education, care, and therapy. The school is known for its high staff-to-student ratio, small class sizes, and a deeply supportive culture where every team member plays a vital role in shaping the lives of students. Your new roleAs the Finance & Admin Assistant, you will play an essential part in supporting the school's financial operations and administrative functions. This is a varied and fast-paced role where accuracy, organisation and proactive working are key.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring full compliance with financial regulations and school policies.
• Preparing and maintaining financial reports, accounts and records within the school's accounting systems.
• Processing purchase orders, invoices, payment runs and remittance advice notes.
• Supporting the issuing and processing of sales invoices.
• Reconciling cash card statements and residential petty cash.
• Entering and maintaining financial data on the Xero accounting package.
• Providing administrative support, including managing records, supporting inspections, completing statutory data returns and assisting with word-processing and ICT based tasks.
• Communicating effectively with staff, visitors, parents and external professionals.
• Taking minutes, supporting quality assurance processes and contributing to wider organisational efficiency.

This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact by ensuring the smooth running of the school's essential finance and admin functions while supporting a committed and inspiring education community.

What you'll need to succeed

To flourish in this role, you will bring:

• A recognised accounting qualification (AAT or part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or experience-based equivalent.
• Strong IT skills, particularly across Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
• Excellent accuracy, organisational ability and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills, including a friendly telephone manner.
• The ability to build strong relationships quickly and work effectively as part of a team.
• Flexibility, resilience and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment.

Desirable qualities include experience using Xero, working in a finance office, or within the education or SEN sector.

What you need to do now If you're passionate about creating safe, well-maintained environments and want to be part of a school that truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Safeguarding recruitment statement: Gretton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service. We aim to be a fair employer and are committed to equal opportunities. Gretton School does not discriminate against employees on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, disability or age.

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