Finance Assistant

The Role

This is a rarely available opportunity to join our team to help ensure the smooth running of the Finance Department.  The successful applicant will work closely with the Finance Manager and will assist in the preparation of the management accounts, maintaining the fixed asset register, monthly reconciliations and invoicing.

The Finance Assistant will be a talented, professional and experienced individual, capable of managing a diverse list of tasks as well as assuming a hands-on role in this collegiate team, whose aim is the ongoing enhancement of the College finance systems and processes in order to support the teachers and students.  

The Department

The Finance Department are based in an open-plan office consisting of the Finance Manager, a Finance Assistant and a Payroll Administrator.  The team and work environment are positive, and for this reason staff tend to stay with us for a long time.  The Finance Director has been at the College four academic years.  Strong team work is essential and appropriate regular meetings are held between team members at which tasks are delegated as appropriate.

The College uses Sage for Education and adopted the ESFA Chart of Accounts for reporting purposes.  Management accounts, budgeting and statutory accounts are currently produced using Excel, but it is the intention to use reporting tool functionality in Sage for Education to accomplish these tasks in the future.  Payroll is outsourced to Surrey County Council and cleaning and catering are also outsourced.  The MIS system used for funding claims is REMS from Civica.

Application Information:

Start Date:   30 August 2022

Hours:   35 hours per week, term-time plus one week (totaling 40 weeks per year)  

The additional week (5 days) will be worked during the College’s summer holiday closure period.  This can be discussed further during the interview process. 

The College’s core day are 8.30am to 4.00pm 

Salary: £21,295 per annum for 35 hours per week, term time plus one week (totaling 40 weeks per year)

FTE £25,556 per annum.  All figures quoted are inclusive of fringe allowance

To Apply:  Please download the Application Pack and click the Apply Now button to access the Application Form via the College website.  CVs will not be accepted on their own.

Please ensure education and employment history are completed in full, gaps in employment must be accounted for under the section entitled “Periods when not working”.  We would like to see your passion for the role and the College in your supporting statement, please use this opportunity to include personal skills, experience relevant to the post, and reasons why you feel you would be successful if this post. 

Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 14 June 2022

Interviews:  to be held on Tuesday 21 June 2022

For further information or to return a completed Application Form, please contact:  Kirsty Crook, Personnel Officer: recruitment@woking.ac.uk

Important information:

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and successful applicants will be subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.  The College is committed to equal opportunities.

The College encourages all candidates to be familiar with Section 1 of the DfE paper on “Keeping Children Safe in Education” September 2021 and the College's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. These documents can be found on the College's Staff Vacancies page, and Policies page.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the College asks candidates to consider Woking College's Privacy Notice for Job Applicants, which can be found on the Staff Vacancies page of the College’s website.