Finance and Admin Officer

Our Finance and Admin Officer is at the centre of our school function and plays a critical role for parents, children and staff. The main duties of the role are to:

• Liaise with payroll, submit claims, check pay and undertake payroll reconciliation



• Advertise vacant positions and administer selection procedures



• Ensure all new staff have correct checks and references in place and that all safer recruitment procedures are followed



• Ensure the Single Central Record is up-to-date at all times



• Account for cash received, and count, record and bank cash as necessary



• Submit invoices for dinner money, residential trips, music lessons and lettings



• Prepare invoices, print cheques, obtain signatures and send cheques



• Book transport, training courses, supply teachers, and the school photographer



• Administer breakfast club, after school clubs, and pre-school / nursery



• Organise "Contacts" lists, severe weather procedures and fire drills



• Draft and distribute newsletter for parents / carers for approval of the Headteacher



• Assemble, print and distribute children's reports



• Oversee the servicing, maintenance and repair of buildings, plant equipment and fixtures and fittings



• Control and re-order stock such as stationery and educational consumables and uniform



• Process admissions applications, including accessing the LA portal, replying to in-year transfer requests, collecting information forms, and administering information forms and CTFs in Scholarpack
  
  This is a busy and demanding role, often with competing demands. It's essential that you have admin experience (although this doesn't have to have been in a school) alongside experience of managing budgets, and using a variety of IT packages. You will be someone who is:



• Able to make decisions and use your own initiative



• Highly organised, with excellent time management skills



• A fantastic communicator and able to work well within a small team



• Enthusiastic, efficient, and flexible



• Positive and professional at all times, with a deep appreciation of the issues of confidentiality


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