Finance Officers

Finance Officers

£20,903 to £27,041

Hours per week: 36.50 per week, term time only

Contract Type: Permanent

Queensbury School

Wood End Road

Birmingham

B24 8BL

Telephone Number: 0121 373 5731

Email Address: enquiry@queensbury.eiat.org.uk

Job Start Date: 12 March 2022

Education Impact Academy Trust is a newly created MAT incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Queensbury School, Mayfield School and the HIVE College. Wilson Stuart School is an Ofsted designated outstanding all age (2-19 years) Special School which provides very high-quality education for 232 pupils and young people who have physical disabilities, and/or complex medical conditions. Queensbury School provides for 245 students who have

MLD (Moderate Learning Difficulties), ASC (Autistic Spectrum Condition), SLD (Severe Learning Difficulties) and SEMH (Social Emotional and Mental Health). Mayfield School provides for over 300 students with ASC, SLD and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) across two all-age (3-19) sites. The HIVE College provides 105 students aged 19-25 years with Live, Strive and Thrive programmes, which have each being expertly designed to meet the diverse needs of all students at the Hive College.

Wilson Stuart School have achieved an Outstanding grade in their last 6 Ofsted inspections and in their last 3 inspections, the latest of which was March 2019, they were graded as outstanding in every single aspect of the inspection.

We recognise the importance of teamwork, and this is evident through all aspects of the work we do. Our students are delightful, work hard and are keen to learn and all of the schools and college are very happy and positive working environments. We have a comprehensive induction programme and friendly and very supportive staff along with excellent facilities and a superb environment to support teaching and learning. The schools are not just a special school – they are exceptional schools! We will consider applications from staff with mainstream background who would be excited by the challenge of moving into the special education sector.

We have the following exciting opportunities:

Finance Officer – based at Wilson Stuart – 1 post, 5 days per week full time; term time only plus 2 weeks (during the summer).

Finance Officers – based at Queensbury School – 2 posts; 1 at 5 days per week and 1 at 3 days per week; term time only plus 2 weeks.

We require experienced Finance Officers to commence as soon as soon as possible, full time and part time, term time only (plus 2 weeks). The post holders will be responsible for the provision of financial and administrative activities relating to procurement and financial management. The successful candidates will have experience of working within a financial/administrative role and bring with them the ability to work effectively and efficiently. The ideal candidates will already have experience of working in a school office and be familiar with PS Financials, Cloud School, Word and Excel.

Duties will include processing invoices, banking monies, upkeep of financial records, filing and ability to maintain funds under the official accounting procedures. The post requires an individual’s who have the ability to use their own initiative and are adaptable to meet the changing needs and demands of the school.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Closing Date: 2 February 2022, 12midday

Application packs can be obtained from Eteach, BCC website, WMjobs and the school website: www.queensburysch.com   Please return completed application forms to Mrs Jackie Keach at the above address or email to enquiry@queensbury.eiat.org.uk  Please note, if you have not had a reply to your application by two weeks after the closing date, please assume you have not been selected for an interview on this occasion.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.