Finance Administrator

Scale:  Scale 3, £16,444 - £16,773 TTO Actual, (FTE £19,312 - £19,698)

Hours: 37 hours per week, however part time hours and  flexible working patterns will be considered

About Us

The Laurus Trust is a highly successful and growing multi-academy trust in the North West of England, with Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), the founder school, at its centre. Our vision is for everyone regardless of background or circumstance to be inspired, to thrive in all environments, to recognise what it takes to succeed, to set aspirational goals and to work hard to achieve them.

All our Laurus Schools are hugely oversubscribed and have a reputation, both locally and further afield, for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and the determination to ensure that every child succeeds. In the recent Staff Engagement Survey, 97% of our employees stated that they would recommend working for Laurus Trust to their friends.

Due to continued growth and success, Laurus Cheadle Hulme is looking to appoint a pro-active and dedicated Finance Administrator to support the Finance Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Laurus Trust family, and to play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of the Trust. Support staff work tirelessly to ensure all services run smoothly and efficiently, enabling our teaching staff to focus on delivering an outstanding education for our students.

Main Responsibilities   

• Provide efficient and effective administrative support to meet the School’s core financial responsibilities.    
• Liaise regularly with the Trust Central Finance team.     
• Support curriculum departments by entering orders on the Trust Finance system for budget holder approval.    
• Champion the principles of value for money by seeking best value when making school purchases.    
• Chase suppliers for school orders not received, partly received or incorrect.    
• Ensure all business card transactions are fully authorised before use.    
• Manage the administration of the ParentPay system, to include the adding of new payment services and dealing with queries from parents, students and trip co-ordinators in a professional and efficient manner.    
• Add new staff and new students to ParentPay and internal catering system, providing user support where necessary.    
• Assist in the preparation of the weekly supplier payment runs by ensuring all outstanding tasks are completed.    
• Manage and safeguard school petty cash funds and charitable collections.     
• Be responsible for the safe keeping of school business cards and trip cards.    
• Co-ordinate school banking activities such as cash counting and deposits in to the bank.    
• Recharge reprographic and postage costs to the relative departments.    
• To carry out all other adhoc finance and administration duties as necessary to support the Central Finance Team.

Key Skills & Experience   

• Prior experience in a school administrative role would be beneficial    
• Excellent organisational and communication skills    
• Prior experience managing budgets or procurement would be advantageous     
• Sound educational background including GCSE’s in Maths and English (A*-C) or equivalent

Employee Benefits

We offer a wide range of employee benefits to all of our staff in return for their commitment to our schools, and to help contribute towards improving their well-being.  These can be found in our Applicant Pack.

Core Behaviours

At the Laurus Trust, it is not just about what we do but also about how we do it. Our core behaviours detailed below provide guidance on the expectations we have of our staff. It is essential that any employee joining the Trust is able to demonstrate some or all of these behaviours on a regular/daily basis:    

• Adaptable - Open to change, to be flexible    
• Courageous - Willing to speak up, offer ideas, challenge the norm    
• Hard Working - Strong work ethic, prepared to go the extra mile    
• Inclusive - Treat others fairly and equally    
• Engaged - Involved/absorbed in your work, participate at all times    
• Value - Add value to your role, your team and the Trust    
• Enquiring - Have an enquiring mind, curious, improve and find solutions    
• Motivated - Pro-active, wanting to achieve goals, willingness to try, can do attitude    
• Encouraging - Giving/offering support and confidence to others, working together    
• Navigator - Providing guidance, leading when necessary    
• Tenacious - Perseverance, never giving up, whatever it takes

Applying to the Laurus Trust

If you want to work in a highly ambitious and successful school, and have the passion and commitment to join us at an exciting time of continuous progression and growth, then we would like to hear from you. 

For more information about The Laurus Trust, or for further information relating to the role and the School you’re applying to, please download the Candidate Information Pack or visit https://www.laurustrust.co.uk/

Please note: an application form must be completed as CV’s will not be accepted. To complete an application form please click ‘Quick Apply’.

Disability Confident Committed

The Laurus Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities for all candidates. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we strongly encourage applications from all persons with a known disability, and we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview and given the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talents and abilities. 

If you would prefer to request a manual application pack, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 485 7201 or via e-mail at; recruitment@laurustrust.co.uk  

Closing Date: Friday 5th November 2021 at 9.00am

Interview Date: TBC - We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date

The Laurus Trust and its affiliated schools are committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school. This is in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.