Salary: £37,038 to 38,058 (Grade 7) Job type: Full Time, Permanent Start date: Subject To Notice Period Apply by: 24 February 2025
Job overview
Finance Officer Job
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Salary: £37,038 to £38,058 (Grade 7)
* Contract Type: Permanent, All Year Round, Full Time
* Start Date: Subject To Notice Period
* Reports to: School Business Manager
* Location: St Mary's Catholic High School, Woburn Road, Croydon, CR9 2EE, London Borough of Croydon
We are seeking to appoint a Finance Officer at St Mary's Catholic High School. In this key support staff role, your core responsibilities will include administer the Finance processes, ensuring that all relevant policies and procedures are implemented effectively to support the school's strategic objectives.
St. Mary’s Catholic High School is a small and growing secondary school delivering high-quality Catholic education in the centre of Croydon. At a time of rapid change in our town centre, and with significant developments in the provision of Catholic education across the Archdiocese of Southwark this is an exciting time to join our OFSTED good school, which is consistently one of the highest achieving schools in Croydon. Our commitment is reflected in our outstanding Progress 8 score for 2024, which places us in the top 5 schools for Croydon. We take pride in our school's dedication to supporting disadvantaged pupils and fostering social mobility. Our staff are passionately committed to ensuring that every student, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to succeed and thrive.
The ideal candidate will be highly process oriented with attention to detail. They will have previous experience in a finance role ideally in an educational setting.
Inspiring students to do their best, and we take pride in bringing this vision to life every day through our commitment and passion. You do not need to be a practicing Catholic to apply.
Visits to the school are warmly encouraged, please contact Francisca at the details below to arrange. Excited to find out more about our school? Please see our Welcome Video here.
Benefits of working at St Mary's Catholic High School:
* Ranked 5th place out of all schools in Croydon for progress.
* Excellent travel links with Central London and South London: 5 min walk from West Croydon (Southern Railway, Windrush Line – Overground, Tram and Bus) and 7 min walk from East Croydon (Thameslink, Southern Railway, Southeastern Railway, Gatwick Express, Tram and Bus).
* Great location close to excellent shopping and local amenities.
* A collaborative approach and positive relationships.
* Strong strategic leadership.
* Support from managers and colleagues.
* Equality of opportunities for staff.
* Appreciation of staff achievement and contribution.
* Induction of new staff and ongoing development for ECT.
* Students' respect for staff and others.
* Support for career progression.
* Links with St Mary's University for professional development (10 members of staff have either completed or progressing on the MA in Catholic School Leadership).
* Access to on-site car and bicycle parking facilities for all members of staff.
* Generous local authority pension scheme for support staff.
* Our staff are deeply committed to promoting social mobility, ensuring that every student, regardless of background, has the opportunity to succeed.
OFSTED Quotes:
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"St Mary’s Catholic High School is a deeply caring community. Its pupils and staff live up to their core values of being welcoming, serving others and working hard."
* "Pupils like coming to school and enjoy learning. They feel safe here and know that staff go the extra mile to check their whereabouts and well-being."
Your New Role:
As Finance Officer you will work with the School Business Manager and Governors to ensure our financial processes and procedures are fully compliant and are robust. You will manage payroll and will be responsible for bank reconciliation, monthly budget reporting, and maintenance of a detailed and up to date contracts register.
How To Apply:
To apply, please request an application form from Francisca at stmaryscroydon@hays.com or call her on 0207 259 8770 for more information.
Your application is a direct permanent application to our school (not through agency), Hays is our recruitment partner for all permanent appointments.
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Closing Date: Immediate, no later than 12:00 pm on Monday 24th February 2025
* Interview Date: during the later part of the same week (TBA)
Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for interview. St Mary’s Catholic High School reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline.
About St Mary's Catholic High School
St Mary's Catholic High School Woburn Road, Croydon Surrey CR9 2EE United Kingdom
+44 20 8686 3837
St Mary's Catholic High School is an 11-16, co-educational, comprehensive set in the heart of Croydon. It has been serving the local community since its foundation in 1851. The school prides itself on its diverse and harmonious school community, where students feel safe and well cared for, with leaders who expect all pupils to achieve highly, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and speakers of other languages who are beginning to learn English.
In the summer of 2022, students at St Mary's achieved outstanding GCSE and vocational examination results, with a Progress 8 score well above both local and national averages. These results were some of the very best in the school's 171 year history. As a result of recent inspections, and performance in public examinations, St Mary's school roll is increasing as parents recognise the quality of education on offer at the school.
In November 2021, Ofsted once again rated the school as 'Good', stating:
"St Mary’s Catholic High School is a deeply caring community. Its pupils and staff live up to their core values of being welcoming, serving others and working hard."
"Pupils like coming to school and enjoy learning. They feel safe here and know that staff go the extra mile to check their whereabouts and well-being."
In December 2021, the Diocesan Section 48 Inspection also rated the school as 'Good', stating:
"The extent to which pupils contribute to and benefit from the Catholic Life of the school is outstanding."
"Pupils derive great benefit from attending this highly inclusive school where pupils feel safe and secure. There is a clear focus from the leadership team on the preferential treatment of the poor and disadvantaged."
Why work for us?
St Mary's Catholic High School is:
* situated in the heart of Croydon
* a seven minute walk from East Croydon Station
* a five minute walk to West Croydon Station
* next to the Croydon Tram system, connecting Wimbledon, Beckenham and the surrounding area
* close to excellent shopping and local amenities
* provides on-site parking for staff.
St Mary's staff benefit from:
* a collaborative approach and positive relationships
* strong strategic leadership
* support from managers and colleagues
* equality of opportunities for staff
* appreciation of staff achievement and contribution
* induction of new staff and ongoing development for ECT
* students' respect for staff and others
* support for career progression
* links with St Mary's University for professional development (10 members of staff have either completed or progressing on the MA in Catholic School Leadership)
* generous local authority pension scheme for support staff.