Finance Assistant
We are the recruitment partner for a growing Multi Academy Trust in Surrey who are looking for a Finance Assistant due to expansion.
Ideally this post will be 36 hours / 52 weeks a year and is to support the financial accounting function for schools within the Trust.
The successful candidate will be working alongside the existing finance team and schools within the Trust to provide excellent financial support for purchase ordering and invoice processing.
We are looking for someone with excellent financial acumen, a pro-active team worker with outstanding inter-personal skills.
The Finance Assistant will be expected to perform any of the following tasks:
Process accounting requisition purchase orders, checking the correct nominal coding and authorisation signatories has been applied.
Process invoices, reconciling delivery notes to invoices received and purchase orders.
Provide help to school staff regarding financial issues, for example, placing and following up orders, advising on best value, providing details of alternative suppliers.
Liaise with suppliers, contractors, other schools and organisations, budget holders and attend to queries as required by the line manager
Assist in the preparation of purchase summaries Process business expense returns Assist in the BACS payments run process.
Assist with school trips financial administration when required.
Contribute to the evaluation and development of financial systems and procedures.
Required skills
- Accounting
- Finance
- Payments
- Purchase Ledger
Reference: 53156281
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