School Finance Assistant

Job Summary by the Career Balance Team:

Smile Education is seeking a Finance Assistant for a Secondary school in Birmingham, West Midlands. The role is available immediately and is initially offered as an interim position before becoming permanent. The pay rate is between £90-£130 per day. The main duties of the role include maintaining and updating information on school databases, recording expenditure and income, and producing reports for budget holders. The ideal candidate will have a relevant finance qualification, experience in a finance role, and knowledge of school finance systems. Due to Covid-19, a flexible interview process is in place.

Job Description:Smile Education are currently seeking to represent a Finance Assistant for a Secondary school in Birmingham, West Midlands. The role is available to start immediately and offered as an interim (6-12 weeks), full-time position before going permanent with the school. The pay rate is between £90-£130 per day dependant on experience. If you are an experienced school finance assistant or a finance assistant who has recently completed a similar role and are either local to or available to travel to Birmingham, we would like to hear from you.  

We are currently supporting a primary school in recruiting a Finance Assistant. Typically, the main duties of the role are but are not limited to, assisting in maintaining and updating information held on School Databases, those relating to finance including recording expenditure and income, payroll information, accessing and producing reports for budget holders. We are open to receiving applications by 09/02/2023 from Finance assistants with experience or Finance Assistants with knowledge of school systems. If you are experienced, hardworking, and passionate about the school environment then I encourage you to get in touch with Smile Education today.

To be successful in your application, you should have experience in one or more of the following:

• Hold a relevant Finance qualification
• Experience within a Finance role
• Substantial experience working within a school or similar setting
• Ideally have knowledge of West Midlands LA procedures
• Knowledge of school finance systems

Due to Covid-19 a flexible interview process is in place for this role. A video meeting with a Smile Education representative will be arranged for applicants as a first stage interview, original job advert posting date 29/01/2023

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We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.Location: West Midlands, Birmingham