Finance Assistant

Post: Finance Assistant

Contract Type: Permanent 

Salary Range: SCP14– SCP19 (£23,484.00 - £25,927.00 FTE, salary to be pro-rata)

(Currently undertaking a job evaluation process)

Working Type: Part Time – 3 days per week, 52 weeks 

Base: North Shore Academy, Talbot St, Stockton on Tees, TS20 2AY 

Please note: the post holder will be engaging in regulated activity and will have the opportunity for contact with children. This position is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with a good track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 21 academies; 11 secondary and 10 primaries across the North of England in eleven Local Authority regions.

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Finance Assistant to work as part of a team of Finance Assistants led by the Senior Finance Officer within the Stockton finance hub of Northern Education Trust. 

The ideal candidate will have good organisational and ICT skills including the ability to multi task and work as part of a team in order to support the corporate finance function. 

The role will directly report to and support the Senior Finance Officer (SFO) in all matters relating to accounts payable, including raising purchase orders, receiving invoices, validate and process invoices accordingly in line with Trust policy and the Scheme of Delegation, to assist SFO produce and submit payment reports, raise cheque or BACS payments, to reconcile supplier accounts and statements. The role will also involve performing tasks to ensure the efficient operation of the debtor account (accounts receivable) including raising invoices, debt collection and cash recording.

Holiday entitlement is 30 days per year FTE (entitlement to be pro-rata) (September to August). All other conditions are NJC conditions. Service with a body listed on the redundancy modification order will be recognised for continuous service purposes.

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and well being of our pupils.

In order to apply for this position, please visit https://northerneducation.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/account/login/134678?aisId=12&rmId=3350

For further information please contact Gary Lee, Director of Finance and Procurement, at g.lee@northerneducationtrust.org 

Closing date: 4pm on 4 July 2022