Finance Officer

Starting salary: £22,754 p.a.(Harrow Local Officer Scale G5)

Permanent contract: 36 hours per week, term time only

(39 weeks a year)

Commencement date – as soon as possible

 Are you strategic and innovative?

Do you want to continue your professional growth and development within a school office environment?

Woodlands School is a diverse and inclusive school community. We welcome professionals from a range of backgrounds and at different stages in their career development.

We offer significant personal development opportunities to work within a holistic organisation that is complex and growing and the satisfaction to significantly improve the lives of young people and their families.

Woodlands School is an outstanding primary school for 136 pupils with special needs.

We are seeking to recruit an adaptable, energetic and motivated person to join our team as a finance officer. The successful candidate should be flexible, have excellent organisational and communication skills, and a good understanding of school based financial systems.

 You will work under the direction of the School Business Manager and have to have an up to date working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages. Knowledge of FMS and SIMS is desirable but not essential. The successful candidate will undertake financial and administrative duties as they relate to the effective functioning of the school.

 Relevant experience is desirable but the right attitude and work skills are essential.

 What we offer:

•          Career development: induction tailored to your needs, mentoring and coaching, professional development in the area of school finance

•          An office team who work collaboratively to share expertise and workload

•          A Professional environment in which to work with an intensive focus on the wellbeing of staff and children

•          A school that is innovative and continuously seeks opportunities to further improve and develop

 To apply for this post either download the application pack from the school website:

www.woodlands.harrow.sch.uk  

or Email the school office for the application pack:

office@woodlands.harrow.sch.uk 

Closing date: 30.1.23 noon

Interview date: 03.02.23 am

The school is committed to safeguarding children and staff and all standard recruitment screening processes will apply to these posts.