We are looking to appoint a permanent part time Finance Assistant to join a small team of supportive, dedicated and professional people. You will ideally have a background in finance or banking, and have a good level of Excel knowledge and experience. In addition, you will need good literacy and communication skills and have experience of dealing with a wide variety of people and situations.
It is essential that the successful candidate has a calm and organised personality, a flexible approach and have the ability to cope with a wide range of tasks, switching between tasks as required. you will also need to be fully competent in the full range of Microsoft products and have English GCSE Grade C or above.
Farlingaye High School is a popular and successful school, located in Woodbridge, a pleasant market town situated on the River Deben in Suffolk and just 7 miles from Ipswich. We are a creative school with excellent resources, lovely students and great results. Our most recent Ofsted report graded us Good with Outstanding features.
We are part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School and Castle East School. The Trust have also recently welcomed Aldeburgh, Easton, Leiston, Saxmundham and Wickham Market Primary Schools. We are a Teaching School Hub partner, which allows us to improve teaching and learning on a continuous basis. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.
Should you wish to discuss the job role in further detail, please contact Nicole Winchester, Finance Manager or Linda Marsh, HR Manager either at the school on 01394 385720 or via mail: nwinchester@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk or hr@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk
Closing date: 9.00 am on Thursday, 17th October 2024
Interview date: Friday, 25th October 2024
We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including an enhanced disclosure check.