School Finance officer

We are looking for an experienced School Finance Officer who will provide comprehensive, professional and accurate finance support to a School Business Manager in Barking and Dagenham. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance individual who is immediately available after Easter half term to commit to a long-term position which has the potential to become permanent for the right applicant.

Core Responsibilities

• Raise purchase orders on the purchasing system, ensuring the correct budget codes are used and prioritising orders in terms of school needs.

• Ensure invoices are raised in a timely manner, and to work with the schools to follow up payments, if necessary.

• Enter requisitions for the various teams, including the schools in their admin team s absence.

• Responsible for online procurement, processing credit card purchases, vetting and entering new suppliers on the system.

• Ensure efficient processing of supplier invoices, including appropriate authorisation, accurate coding, and timely payment by BACS.

• Undertake financial functions including order and non-order invoice posting

• Assist the Senior Finance Officer and School Business Manager in their responsibility for banking and income posting.

• Responsible for the sales ledger processing, undertake charging, sales invoicing and credit control in line with the school s sales ledger systems.

• To be responsible for efficient procurement system within the Trust and be responsible for maintaining and reviewing outstanding orders monthly.

Essential Skills and Requirements

• Previous experience as a Finance Officer or Finance Manager within the education sector.

• Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service (or willingness to apply).

• Exceptional organisation skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to handle sensitive information.

• Strong literacy, numeracy and IT skills.

• A calm, professional and dependable approach.

• Confidence to multitask and work efficiently under pressure.

If you are a dedicated education professional with the skills and experience to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you. Please submit an updated CV alongside your application.