School Finance Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Assistant at a Secondary School in Salford. The Finance Assistant is a member of the Finance Department with principal responsibility for the operation of the Academy purchase ledger and a range of other regular and occasional responsibilities.

Location: Salford
Contract Type: Temporary initially, permanent from October
Hours: Full-time, 8am-4pm, full year round
Start Date: September 2025

Key Responsibilities:

• Controlling the receipt, recording and distribution to budget holders for approval of purchase invoices and credit notes
• Collecting/chasing documents from budget holders and ensuring items are coded correctly
• Controlling invoice authorisation process
• Raising online payments as required, and posting payments to the ledgers
• Maintaining suggested payment run reports for payment by BACS/cheque
• Maintaining supplier database, invoice files, updating, archiving these as required
• Reconciliation of supplier invoices
• Recording of credit card expenditure
• Posting of expenditure to purchase ledger
• Calculation of accruals and prepayments for year-end accounts
• Provide summary expenditure reports for budget-holders;
• Provide advice and support to staff on financial processes and systems;

Key Skills/Experience:

• Experience working as a Finance Assistant, preferably within a school environment
• Experience in the use of Financial Management Systems
• Ability to work under pressure, to deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail

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