Working as a School Finance Administrator is an essential role that enables the smooth running of the school. Financial Managers are responsible for:
- Creating and updating spreadsheets of daily transactions
- Managing accounts receivable and payable
- And reviewing and processing reimbursements.
Responsibilities of a School Finance Administrator
School Finance Administrators are responsible for:
- Updating financial records, assisting the School Business & Finance Manager in producing financial information
- Maintaining a good working knowledge of Finance Systems and processes
- Processing orders and invoices into the accounting system
- Managing all enquiries, ensuring that responses are provided within agreed deadlines
- Supporting the finance team in the provision of information to external agencies eg, HMRC, auditors and insurers
- Supporting the finance team with the administration of company credit cards, insurance claims and collecting insurance renewal data
- Performing bank reconciliations
- General administration, e.g scanning, archiving, data entry and daily banking
- Supporting with general office duties.
Skills and experience required
To be a School Finance Administrator, you should be able to demonstrate:
- A proven ability to work within tight timescales and manage own workload
- The ability to work as part of a team
- Knowledge of finance systems and excellent knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office
- Previous experience providing high quality administrative support in a finance environment.
What New Directions Education offers:
- A dedicated and expert Account Manager
- Regular and varied supply work
- Competitive rates of pay
- Potential long-term roles
- Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
- A network of branches across the UK
- One of the preferred suppliers to all 22 local authorities in Wales under the All Wales Framework Agreement
- We are the major teaching supply agency for Welsh speaking teachers across Wales
- Recommend-a-friend scheme
- Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry