Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £25,000
Starting: As soon as able
We have an exciting opportunity in our dynamic Finance team as an Accounts Assistant to perform daily accounting tasks that will support our finance team. The ideal candidate will be honest, hardworking, with attention to detail, and able to work in both a team and independently with some previous finance and accounting administration experience.
This is a broad, hands-on and collaborative role, reporting to the Management Accountant, covering a number of areas including payroll, billing, purchase ledger and credit control . Ultimately, you will perform a vital role in helping our Finance department run smoothly, ensuring transparency and efficiency in all transactions in a dynamic team environment.
Roles and responsibilities
Purchase Ledger
- Process purchase invoices - matching to purchase orders and attaching correct documentation
- Produce monthly budget reports
- Administer fortnightly payment run
- Process staff expense claims, ensuring these have the correct sign off
- Process credit card transactions, ensuring these have the correct sign off
- Reconcile supplier statements and liaise with suppliers
- Investigate purchase ledger queries
Other
- Bank reconciliations
- Establish good working relationships with parents/carers, colleagues and contractors
- Provide efficient finance and administration assistance
- Monitor the Finance inbox, ensuring all emails are assigned to a team member
- Assist in maintaining and updating information held on school databases, in particular those relating to finance including recording expenditure and income and accessing and producing reports for budget holders
- Assist in ledger reconciliations
- Assist in the preparation of financial statistics & management information
- Ensure the safe receipt, handling and banking of monies & cheques received
- Assist with the raising of appropriate journals where necessary
- Liaise with suppliers, contractors, other schools and organisations, budget holders & attend to queries as required whilst maintaining the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality
Previous finance administration experience would be an advantage, however full training will be provided to the right candidate.
Please see the Candidate Information Pack for more information.
Safeguarding
Monkton Combe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service.
How to Apply
You should submit your application form and letter of application by clicking on the 'Application Page' button at the bottom this page. Alternatively, you should write to us, including a completed application form, to the HR department ([email protected]) with details of your qualifications and experience.
We encourage early application as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if suitable candidates are found. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR department on 01225 721149.