Finance Officer

What skills and experience we're looking for

Do you have experience with finance in either a professional or school capacity? We are looking to appoint a dedicated and organised Finance Officer to oversee financial duties across Harris Academy Peckham and Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with finance experience who is reliable, proactive, committed to maintaining high standards off accuracy and confidentiality.

The actual salary for this role will be £32,712.26-£34,706.16 (40 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week).

We would like to hear from you if you have

• Qualifications to Level 3 or above (A level or equivalent)
• At least one year's experience working in a finance department
• Experience of working within financial controls
• Experience of assisting with budget setting and budget management
• Good spoken and written communication skills in order to communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Strong MS Office skills
• High levels of numeracy

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff

HGAED is a great place to work. At a time when there is so much attention, deservedly so, on teacher wellbeing and workloads, we are committed to ensuring our staff have work-life balance by reducing unnecessary admin work and meetings. We dedicate time and resources to staff wellbeing and development, ranging from NPQSL qualifications to meditation and teacher hacks such as whole class feedback to reduce workload. We are looking for staff who share our commitment to developing themselves personally as well as professionally, who are open to feedback and development and share our vision for our whole community. We believe very strongly that education can be transformative for all. We'd love you to be part of the transformation of our students' lives.

The staff here at HGAED are supportive, ambitious for our students, and happy. Our Head of Art, Clare, writes ‘The students are astute, funny and thirsty for life. They are invigorating and I really love teaching them. They keep me on my toes. But what I most appreciate working here is that we work in a climate where all ideas are encouraged, no matter how impossible they may seem, and I have seen some fantastic dreams come into being, the art gallery, the debate cake sessions and the research centre all starting to gain momentum. Not many schools would take such risks and I truly value being listened to and challenged to go beyond what I think I can do.'

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS,a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.

Further details about the role

Your responsibilities will include

• Managing purchase orders, invoices, expenses and supplier queries within the finance system
• Processing BACS payments, credit cards, petty cash and completing bank reconciliations
• Handling bursary claims, raising sales invoices and ensuring timely income collection
• Supporting budget holders with monthly monitoring and reporting
• Managing the ParentPay system, including queries, debtors and reporting
• Producing finance reports (e.g. trips, tuition, consumables)
• Maintaining accurate financial records and filing systems
• Ensuring compliance with academy financial regulations and procedures
• Managing the contracts register and supporting tendering and renewals
• Working with senior leaders to ensuring value for money and effective spend
• Assisting with internal and external audits
• Providing general finance support and dealing with queries

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.