Academy Finance and General Trips and Visits Administrator

Reporting to the Principal's Personal Assistant the purpose of this role is to manage the daily financial administration and processing tasks for the Academy, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory bodies. This role supports the Principal by maintaining accurate financial records, processing payments, handling cash, and administering trips and visits.

We are keen to attract proactive individuals with good IT skills, capable of meeting deadlines and completing tasks to a high standard. The ideal candidate will have strong organisational skills and attention to detail., Level 2 NVQ in Literacy and Numeracy or GCSE Grade C/4 equivalent

Experience of working in an administration role

Previous experience of financial procedures

Effective research and budgetary skills

Experience and ability to work with a degree of autonomy within agreed boundaries

Ability to deal with suppliers on the phone

Experience of using Financial Management Systems and accounting packages

Good working knowledge and experience of using ICT including Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and relevant software

An understanding of child protection, Health & Safety and Data Protection Policies

Excellent communication (written and verbal)

Excellent organisation skills and ability to work with a high degree of accuracy, with meticulous attention to detail

Initiative and ability to prioritise own work and that of others to meet deadlines

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain strict confidentiality

Ability to work flexibly to meet deadlines, adopt a 'hands on' approach and respond to unplanned situations

Ability to work in a team, accept delegated responsibility and delegate as appropriate

Ability to follow direction and work in collaboration with the leadership team

Ability to evaluate own development needs and those of others and to address them

Commitment to the highest standards of child protection and safeguarding

Recognition of the importance of personal responsibility for health and safety

Understanding the need for confidentiality and data protection

Commitment to the Trust's ethos, aims and whole community.

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a school, with knowledge of SIMS, education processes and procedures would be highly advantageous

Full driving licence

Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is a special place to learn and work. Our students are impressive young people, whose behaviour and achievements are something to be proud of. Our aim is for all members of the community to "Be inspired and achieve together" and to provide opportunities for this on a daily basis. Student attainment and progress is above national average at GCSE and well above average at A Level. We are currently full to capacity in most year groups with waiting lists for students hoping to join. We teach our students the value of respect, how to act responsibly and support them to become mature, independent young people. We very much believe in the potential of every student, enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2500 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe:

All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.

Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a 'family' and are open to a true sense of partnership.

We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust's high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

Local Government Pension Scheme, Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured) and BHN Extras (Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes). Recognition of local government and academy continuous service, for full details please visit: https://www.satrust.com/employee-benefits