Finance Officer - St Anthony's Boys and St Anthony's Girls
St Anthony's School for Boys
Camden
- Expired
- Salary:
- Dependent on skills and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 8 February 2023
Job overview
St Anthony's School for Boys, St Anthony's School for Girls
An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Officer to work for St. Anthony’s School for Boys and its sister school, St. Anthony’s School for Girls. Both are independent preparatory schools based in Hampstead and are part of the Alpha Plus Group, one of the largest privately-owned school groups in the UK owning 20 schools and colleges including some of London’s finest Prep and Pre-Prep schools.
The ideal candidate will be reliable, honest, flexible and trustworthy and able to work in a busy environment with adults and children alike. Proficiency in English, both spoken and written, is essential as is good knowledge of office software packages. Previous financial administration experience is essential and knowledge of SIMS and working in the education sector is desirable.
The role is term time only based on 39 weeks per year.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Invoice Preparation and Credit Control
- Manage and update all fee payer detail and fee payer data using the School Information Management System (SIMS)
- Termly billing run
- Managing deposits and registration fees
- Process advanced fees
- Responding to queries from parents and fee payers
- Producing monthly Aged Debtor reports
- Credit Control
- Assisting with the collation of information for referral to debt collecting agency
- Posting receipts to SIMS
Managing direct debit payment system on a day-to-day basis
- Sending direct debit mandates to parents for completion and return, checking paperwork before it is sent to the bank
- Acting on all BACS rejects
Purchase Ledger
- Preparation of supplier invoices for authorisation
- Recording costs on budget sheets
- Liaising with suppliers on outstanding invoices
- Managing the School’s Amazon Business Account
- Purchasing items on line using the school credit card and completing the monthly reconciliation
Parentpay
- Setting up trips and other events on Parentpay and ensuring monies are paid
- Managing the administration of the Parentpay database
- Reconciling the school’s charitable fundraising
Cheque Requisitions
- Raising cheque requisitions and submitting to Head Office
Bank Reconciliations
- Completing monthly bank reconciliation and submitting to Head Office
Banking and Cash Management
- Day-to-day banking of cheques and cash
Cost Control
- Assisting the Head to ensure school operating costs are contained within authorised budgets, particularly with regard to departmental budgets
Petty Cash
- Maintaining and reconciling petty cash
This list is not exhaustive and the essence of the job is to be accommodating and flexible at all times, as such the Finance Officer may be asked to carry out duties other than those listed as deemed reasonable by the Head and the Financial Controller at Head Office.
Closing date: Wednesday 8th February 2023
APG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
About St Anthony's School for Boys
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Brief History
St Anthony’s is a Catholic Preparatory School (IAPS) for boys aged 4 – 13. It is Roman Catholic but welcomes boys of other faiths. There are currently over 310 pupils on roll and the school is looking to increase this number to 330 over the next few years. The majority of boys transfer to leading Independent schools.
St. Anthony’s school was founded by Richard Patton during the Victorian period in Eastbourne. It moved to its Hampstead location in 1952 and has been managed by the Alpha Plus Group since 2009.
Ethos and values
The school operates a two-form entry with approximately 20 boys in each class from Reception up to and including Year 6. About half the year group leave St Anthony’s to join Year 7 senior schools including UCS, City of London and Highgate. The remaining pupils stay on to prepare for Common Entrance at the end of Year 8 before proceeding to leading boarding and day schools such as Harrow, Eton, St Paul’s and Westminster.
The school is not super-selective and promotes a caring, nurturing environment promoting the holistic education of each child. We speak of St Anthony’s as a greenhouse rather than a hothouse! Pastoral and academic expectations are high amongst parents and staff. The school adds significant value to pupils’ learning and there is great emphasis on regular communication between boys, staff and pupils.
St Anthony’s achieved ‘Excellent’ in all categories of the ISI full-school inspection in November 2019 - the school is now pursuing an ambitious development plan incorporating digital literacy with outstanding academic, pastoral and co-curricular provision.
Our School is part of the Inspired Education Group
Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with over 100 premium private schools spanning six continents providing premium education to over 80,000 students ensuring they all receive a first-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.
We offer you the chance to work/live in an exciting new location, collaborate with passionate educators, develop your skills, and grow in a role that inspires you.
Please visit our careers site for further information and to see our latest opportunities - https://careers.inspirededu.com/
About Inspired
Inspired students benefit from the unique global connectivity of premium schools that are anchored in their local communities.
The individuality of every student is unlocked through a holistic curriculum focused on the three pillars - Academics, Sport and Performing Arts, to ensure every student achieves their full potential.
Through this global approach, we aim to inspire and prepare students to be global citizens, ready to seize their exciting futures and truly flourish with the confidence and attitude needed to thrive in their ever-changing world.
Inspired schools are among the highest performing in the world, most are non-selective and are proud to add considerable value to every student. These Schools regularly achieve highly in league table rankings across the world.
Most importantly, Inspired students not only attain outstanding academic results but also graduate to some of the best universities and careers in the world.
What we can offer you as an employee
We offer a warm and friendly environment for our staff and foster an atmosphere of collaboration and support. Inspired Education values staff training and the development of the individual. There are regular training forums held throughout the group so staff have an opportunity to network and share good practice. Every member of the teaching staff is issued with a Surface Pro laptop and the classrooms are well equipped.
Inspired Education offers its staff a number of benefits:
- Employee Health Assistance Programme. This is a confidential employee benefit which is available to all staff. It is designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life or work life, health and general wellbeing.
- Discounted School Fees. All permanent staff employed by the Alpha Plus Group will qualify for 50% discount on school fees for their children in Reception class or above, nurseries and colleges (for day pupils) where we have places. Our admission policies will apply to all applicants. Part time staff will have their school fees adjusted proportionate to their part time hours.
- Group Pension Scheme
- Salary Exchange Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
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