Accounts Assistant

Part time and Permanent

30 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

We are seeking to appoint a part time Accounts Assistant to join our team based at Worth School. You will report directly to the School Accountant, with the principal role of assisting in the preparation of monthly accounts and ensuring departments stay within budget. 

As the Accounts Assistant, your responsibilities would include:

• Monthly reconciliation on various balance sheet accounts
• Monthly reconciliations of budge to PASS
• Maintain the PO System working with budget holders and purchase ledger to ensure
• purchase orders are closed or cancelled, in a timely manner
• Termly and monthly meetings with budget holders to discuss any concerns they may have. 
• Ensure budget holders do not exceed their budget allocation, ad discuss any requirements for reforecast
• Preparation of ad-hoc financial reporting as necessary

What we are looking for:

• A minimum 2 years accounting experience
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to form and maintain effective relationships with all stakeholders
• Experience with accounting software, preferably PASS
• Ability to prioritise in order to meet tight deadlines
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; skilled in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Ideally you would also have experience working in a charity or independent school

 The School offers its own generous salary scale and an enhanced benefits scheme including an employee assistance programme, meal provision, enhanced pension contribution and death in service insurance. Employees have access to our facilities and benefit from free parking, social events and discounted school fees.

Worth is a highly successful co-educational, Catholic, Benedictine, 11-18 HMC boarding and day school of circa 650 pupils. It offers a broad curriculum, including the International Baccalaureate and A-levels in the Sixth Form.

Applicants are required to apply online by using the Quick Apply button. Alternatively, an application form and job details are available from the HR Department. Email: recruitment@worth.org.uk; Telephone: 01372 710522.

Closing date for applications: 9 September 2022*

*We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Worth School is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, all employees must have the ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation. The role holders safeguarding responsibilities are set out in the job description. References may be taken prior to interview and DBS and other vetting checks will be conducted on the successful applicant.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Section 7(1)(a) states that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.