Central Service Team Finance Assistant

Acutis Centre on the site of St Gregory’s Catholic Academy, Longton, Stoke on Trent ST3 2QN

Level 4 SCP 4-7 £23114-£24294 - (Actual £11897.10)

22 hours per week to be worked over 4 days term time only (following successful completion of 6 month probationary period there will be an option to undertake a Level 3 professional accountancy qualification for an additional 6 hours per week, total hours 28 hours if desired)

The Directors of the All Saints Catholic Collegiate are seeking to appoint a positive and enthusiastic team player to work with our busy Central Services Team.

 The successful candidate will be expected to engage in the following:

 Provide finance, administrative, and organisational services to the schools with the Collegiate: 

 ·Processing purchase invoices and non-purchase invoices

·Oversight of goods received note register

·Prepare general ledger journals for the MAC

·Prepare income journals for the MAC

·Input additional hours and claim forms onto the My View payroll system

·Deal with incoming accounts queries and provide resolutions

·General duties including administration, filing, answering the telephone, photocopying, scanning, etc as required

o   Carry out financial tasks as directed by other members of the MAC central services team

·Liaise with pupils, parents/carers with regard to Parentpay queries

·Undertake adhoc projects allocated as appropriate

·Use of PS Financials, Orovia, ParentPay, SIMs, Word, Excel and other software packages to carry out various tasks allocated.

·Any other duties appropriate to the post.              

Previous experience of working in a busy office environment would be preferable butis not essential.

The successful candidate is assured that we can offer:

·A dedicated, hardworking and caring staff team.

·A fully supportive Governing Body.

·A very positive climate in which you can develop new ideas and initiatives.

·There is a commitment to high quality professional development, support, induction and mentoring

 Applications from all religious denominations are welcome. Visits to the centre are welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit please contact Mrs Helen Ruscoe 01782 882963

St Gregorys Catholic Academy is committed to thesafeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the Criminal Records Bureau.

CES application forms and the advert are available via the school website www.saintgregoryscatholicacademy.org.

 Closing date for applications:  11/10/2024 12 noon

Interviews: To be confirmed

 For further details of this post, please contact Mrs Helen Ruscoe, Senior Operations Manager, 01782 882963  or email on hruscoe@stgca.org.uk