Finance Officer
Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA)
Kensington and Chelsea
- Expired
- Salary:
- £22,000 – £26,000
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 August 2017
Job overview
About KAA
KAA is a growing 11-18 academy situated in the heart of North Kensington. We opened in brand new buildings in 2014 and our facilities are second to none. We currently have 660 students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 12 with us, and are growing every year. Our Sixth Form opened this year and has made a very successful start.
At KAA we are building a school which has the very highest standards - both in terms of academic teaching and life beyond the classroom. In July 2014 the Department of Education reported we are “one of the best new academies they had ever seen” in terms of our planning and curriculum development. In November of that year we were inspected by Miriam Rosen, former HMCI, who wrote “the academy has made a remarkable start and is already securing highly positive outcomes for students.” We look forward to our first full Ofsted inspection in due course and aim to achieve ‘outstanding’ in all areas.
We are currently looking for a talented and committed Finance Officer to join our growing Academy.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts Payable (AP)
- Check and process invoices, and upload onto the finance system (Corero)
- Match purchase orders to invoices
- Schedule payment runs and follow through with reconciliations
- Record payments onto the ledger and match payments to invoices
- Liaise with vendors and respond to queries
- Review bank statements and perform regular bank reconciliations
- Input cashbook journals or nominal ledger journals where recharges need to be made or items need to be booked directly on the ledger
Purchasing
- Ensure we follow robust requisitioning and purchasing procedure across the Academy, including following up on approvals from department head
- Collate information and place collective purchases across departments for educational resources (including online)
- Get quotes and make bulk text book and exercise book orders, ensuring best value for money for the academy
- Liaise with department heads regarding spending, ensuring consistency across departments
Accounts Receivable (AR) & Cash management
- Issue sales invoices, follow up debtors for payment
- Record receipts in the finance system (Corero)
- Help with management of cash in the academy and setting up of payments on ParentPay
- Monitor ParentPay payments, help matching and report on debt
Other responsibilities
- Provide support to the Finance Manager in cross-departmental budgeting across the departments
- Manage and maintain the Finance mailbox, making sure all items are actioned in a timely fashion
- From time to time, perform additional duties to support the smooth running of the academy as directed by the Principal or Finance Director.
Deadline: Apply by 9 am on Monday 21st August 2017
(early applications encouraged)
Please send your completed application form to Lavinia Baboi at recruitment@kaa.org.uk
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The post holder must be committed to safeguarding the welfare of children
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About Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA)
- Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA)
- Scrubs Lane, North Kensington
- London
- W12 0DE
- United Kingdom
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is a fantastic place to work. KAA is situated near Portobello Road, full of great shops, restaurants and bars. The school is part of the inspiring new £66 million pound Kensington Academy and Leisure Centre campus. All academy employees benefit from discounted membership at the leisure centre. KAA is located in the heart of West London with excellent access to the tube network (Central, Hammersmith & City and Overground lines) as well as many bus routes.
Judged by the DfE to be “one of the best new academies we have ever seen”, KAA is an exemplary start-up school in which all teachers can flourish. Teachers receive intensive training and support and benefit from personalised coaching and mentoring.
KAA has secured prestigious partnerships with a number of high profile educational organisations. We work closely with our partner schools Godolphin & Latymer and Charterhouse, and our performing arts partners LAMDA and the Royal Academy of Dance. We are also a member of the Prince’s Teaching Institute.
Recruitment and development of exceptional teachers will always be the first priority of our school. The much quoted 2007 McKinsey report into effective education systems concluded, “no education system can exceed the quality of its teachers.” Of course, the same is true of any school. At KAA, teaching and learning is our core business, and we focus continually on improving our classroom practice. Our internal training, coaching, mentoring and lesson observation systems are of a national standard. So, whether you are at the start of your teaching career, or someone with many years of experience in the classroom, if you come and work for us you will be given professional development opportunities which are second to none. This means you will need to be reflective, open and committed to your ongoing development. “At KAA we are all learners” is one of our mantras.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of the growth of our school as we are joined by our second cohort of sixth formers. Our Sixth Form opened in September 2016 and offers students an experience that is totally unique in the state sector. No other school can boast the incredible facilities, elite partnerships, and expert teaching which we have here at KAA. As we continue to grow, our staff have also been able to grow and access new opportunities to further progress their career.
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