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Finance Officer

Finance Officer

Harris Academy Peckham

Southwark

Salary:
Grade 4 (Inner London): £24,705-£26,535 FTE
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
September
Apply by:
31 August 2022

Job overview

Our thriving academy is looking to appoint a dedicated and resourceful individual as Finance Officer to oversee financial duties across Harris Academy Peckham , covering maternity leave.

The working hours for this role will be 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday, term-time only plus one week.

About Us

Our vision at Harris Academy Peckham is to ensure every child achieves excellence in all aspects of academy life.  We have high aspirations, both in terms of academic standards and personal development, in order to prepare your child for the demands of the 21st century global workplace.  We expect every child to excel, and will provide the necessary challenge and support to make this happen.

In line with all Harris Academies, we ensure that we prepare engaging and innovative learning experiences for our students, within a disciplined context where good manners, smart uniform and  mature conduct are expected from all.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Creating purchase orders
  • Obtaining authorisation for, coding and posting purchase invoices
  • Checking of all deliveries to the Academy, liaising with site staff as to distribution of order
  • Raising cheques / BACS for purchase invoices
  • Making payments
  • Journal entries on accounting system
  • Cash / bank reconciliation and reports
  • Collecting money from students for educational visits
  • Reconciling the petty cash on a monthly basis
  • Reconciliation of academy credit card
  • Liaison with cost centre budget holders
  • Maintenance of Fixed Asset Register
  • Academy banking
  • Assisting Finance Business Partner in monthly balance sheet reconciliations
  • Dealing with incoming and outgoing finance post
  • To administer finances in relation to peripatetic music tuition, music subsidies and Food Technology consumable costs
  • Raising sales invoices for lettings
  • Banking of cash and cheques
  • Supporting the Academy in finding ways to raise capital funding
  • Creating a business plan for lettings and liaising with the Executive Principal to action
  • Supporting any Academy training events that may raise capital
  • Giving financial support for any capital spend projects
  • Finding ways in which the Academy can get better value for money, through better procurement or other innovative ideas
  • Working with Federation Business Partner and Principal in agreeing priorities for expenditure and monitoring the effectiveness of spending and usage of resources to ensure value for money
  • Ensuring all matters regarding Academy insurance are dealt with in line with Federation procedures
  • Ensuring the academy's financial procedures operate in accordance with statutory guidelines, Academies financial regulations and guidelines set out in the academy's policies and procedures
  • Providing statistical information as required by the DCSF, other funding providers and Principal
  • Familiarity with all the different funding streams that make up the academy budget and be aware of who has direct responsibility for each one
  • Supporting the process of and responding to audit reports and implementation of recommendation
  • Reading and understanding the Academies Financial handbook and check the Academies compliance reporting any concerns to the Finance Business Partner and the Principal
  • Overseeing all contracts, register at the Academy, ensuring all information is kept up to date
  • Monitoring financial and quality issues relating to academy meals contract
  • Managing payroll, liaising with EPM as required
  • Working with Federation Estates Managers, Projects Team and procurement to check best value for money when the Academy is considering new contracts or services
  • Working with FBP when contracts are due for renewal and ascertain value for money and quality of service are in line with expectations
  • Communicating any concerns regarding contracts with suppliers as required
  • Supporting in any tendering process

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

  • Qualifications to A level or equivalent
  • Knowledge of school finance systems
  • Knowledge of a variety of financial recording systems
  • Knowledge of the budget setting process
  • Understanding of the role and function of external audit
  • At least three years’ experience working in a finance department
  • Experience of working within financial controls
  • Experience of assisting with budget setting and budget management

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

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About Harris Academy Peckham

Harris Academy Peckham is a place where all flourish, all feel valued and where achievement is the key to success. We are thoroughly proud of all our successes to date and look forward to further contributing to the Harris Federation’s excellent track record.

We combine the traditional values of discipline, respect and good manners with contemporary best practice in teaching and technology. With these core values in place, we aim to send out into the world students that are happy and educated with the drive and ambition to be successful.

Our aim is to offer every student the opportunity to develop their potential to the maximum – in their learning, in preparation for the world of work and in their contribution to society.

We are very fortunate to have skilled and dedicated staff who want our students to enjoy their education. They are committed to helping every young person to reach their own personal goals. 

We give our students as many opportunities as possible. No matter what their ability, we want them to learn and experience as much as they can during their time at the Academy. We offer a full, broad and balanced curriculum, ensuring students of all academic abilities enjoy learning. Each student is given the individual care and attention they need to thrive and make maximum progress. 

Our two specialisms of Performing Arts and Business and Enterprise make the Academy an exciting and vibrant place. Students are given engaging opportunities to learn, participate in activities and experience the world of work within a friendly and safe environment. 

Everyone at the Academy is given the chance to find out what they are good at. We have a large and unusual range of out-of-school clubs and activities. Students can, for example, learn a language, play the drums or become a cheerleader. 


Working for Harris Federation

The Harris Federation is a not-for-profit charity. Led and run by teachers, we established our first school over 25 years ago.

There are now more than 40 happy and highly successful primary and secondary academies in our federation. All of these are in and around London. With each school that has joined us, the expectations we set ourselves have increased.

Every Harris academy so far inspected by Ofsted is rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, with three quarters of our inspected secondary academies judged ‘outstanding’. Our primary schools are newer, but almost half are ‘outstanding’, with the rest ‘good’.

To find out more about working for Harris Federation, please see our Careers Prospectus via the link below.

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