School Finance Assistant

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary: £24,702 (full time equivalent)  NJC Scale Point 8

Actual Salary £9490

This role is 16 hours per week but consideration for a full time post would be given to a candidate with broader administrative skills.

Contract term: Permanent

We would like to appoint a  Finance  Assistant to join The Hayfield School to become part of our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for operating the School’s financial systems, including processing and review of orders, deliveries, invoices and payments, therefore a good knowledge of finance and accounting together with practical experience is essential.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, be confident and organised, with a calm and composed approach in a busy environment. They must have strong IT skills, specifically in Microsoft Office and Excel. Experience of SIMS and Access Education would be an advantage but is not essential as training will be provided. 

Candidates should be emotionally intelligent, have excellent interpersonal skills and be a team player with the ability to multitask. We are looking for someone who has experience of working in a complex, busy environment, is friendly and approachable and is capable of working independently using their own initiative.  

The school is situated in Auckley.  It is a lovely part of Doncaster and really easy to get to and from. Our staff commute from as far away as north Leeds, Sheffield, Scunthorpe and Nottinghamshire.  It really is worth the journey! 

If you are interested in applying please complete an application form which can be found on the school website.  Please contact Paula Kynman, HR Manager, 01302 770579, pky@thehayfieldschool.co.uk for more information.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and an Enhanced DBS check will be required for this post.  Please note that online searches may be carried out on shortlisted candidates as part of our safer recruitment process. We aim for diversity within our workforce.

Please note that if you have not been contacted by Tuesday 22nd October your application was unsuccessful on this occasion.  We are unable to provide feedback on individual applications. 

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