Achieving for Children’s (AfC) Business Services Directorate provides a suite of valued support services that are tailored to the needs of a successful children's services organisation. The finance team sits within the Business Services Directorate, providing the company with the financial information, support and expertise it needs.
About the role
The Finance Officer is responsible for providing financial support to the Finance Team, focusing on services funded by the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) and supporting management accountants in other areas, including Children’s Social Care. Within Schools Finance, the role includes:
1. Supporting colleagues in maintaining mechanisms for calculating and distributing funding to schools
2. Providing support to schools on all aspects of financial management, including training, advice, and guidance
3. Preparing the weekly payment run for social care
4. Processing and reconciliation of invoices
About you
Experience in finance or schools finance administration is desirable, but applications from candidates with other administration experience are also encouraged. Skills and experience should include:
1. Experience of working within a busy finance team and managing a mixed workload of regular, monthly, and annual tasks
2. Experience in maintaining effective partnership working arrangements with key partners and stakeholders, including schools
3. Ability to use a range of ICT and digital solutions and software programmes effectively, such as Microsoft or Google software
4. Good communication and interpersonal skills
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