The school is seeking an enthusiastic and capable individual to undertake this role.
The Finance Officer will report to the Business Manager and will lead on finance and payroll administration including processing supplier invoices and payments, raising sales invoices, performing bank reconciliations, credit control, distributing lunch vouchers and travel bursaries to eligible students, assisting with monthly payroll, preparing returns for pension schemes.
Whilst this will form the core of the role, you will be working as part of a small team and as such might from time to time be required to cover for other support team members on reception or to help with other tasks in order to ensure the smooth running of the school, for example to cover for absence.
The job is advertised at 0.6FTE, three days a week. Working hours are 24 hours per week falling between 08:00 – 18:00, with exact hours to be agreed with the successful applicant. This is ideally a year-round post although we will consider requests to work on a term time plus basis.
This post is an exciting opportunity for an individual with an eye for detail who enjoys accounting and wants to make a difference to the lives of talented young mathematical scientists from diverse backgrounds. You would work with passionate staff and teachers delivering one of the most exciting and successful educational visions in the UK. The successful applicant should have excellent organisational and time-management skills and the ability to prioritise their workload to ensure that deadlines are met, as well as to work autonomously and take initiative. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are also essential requirements. An accounting qualification such as AAT is highly desirable, but we will also consider candidates without a formal qualification who can demonstrate that they have the experience listed in the Person Specification below.
Why work for King’s Maths School?
At King’s Maths School we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Benefits include:
* Being part of a small, knowledgeable and fun team.
* Better than industry standard family leave benefits, including for adoption and surrogacy.
* A cycle to work scheme (we have staff changing and shower facilities on site), educational discount at the Apple Store, access to King’s College London’s research, learning and prayer facilities, and subsidised KCL gym use.
* Opportunities to attend a range of cultural events for free as part of our cultural programme, including theatre shows, orchestra performances, sporting events, art galleries and museums.
* A progressive staff wellbeing policy that includes access to an in-school counsellor.
* 21.9% employer pension contributions to the local government pension scheme, subject to contributions by the employee on a tiered scale.
* A bean to cup coffee machine – we know the importance of good coffee!