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Finance Officer - Full-time
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, busy finance department within the heart of the school on a full-time, permanent basis. You will have excellent attention to detail, be proactive and proficient in IT skills, especially with Microsoft Excel. Experience of working in an educational environment would be advantageous but is not essential.
About the role:
- The accurate processing of financial transactions using the PS Financials accounting software is essential to this role, ensuring that correct procedures are followed as per KCSP financial guidelines.
- Assist the Finance Manager in maintaining effective and proper control of the school's bank accounts; this will include regularly reconciling bank statements and processing payment runs.
- Prepare school trip costings and use the ParentPay cashless payment system to set these up and record income received.
- Assist in the school month-end accounts process and the annual year-end process. A familiarity with the key financial reports will be needed for this: trial balance, balance sheet, management accounts etc.
- A strong and up-to-date knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, together with a good level of IT competency, is required to maintain databases and provide accurate budgetary information.
- Support the Finance Assistant with the processing of school purchase orders.
- Maintain an accurate school asset register using the Parago asset management system, regularly updating the asset register and contributing to the annual school asset audit.
Start Date: ASAP