Finance Officer - Full-time

St Michael's Prep School, Otford

Ref:KCC886-6016-137S
Posted:31/07/2020
Pay:£20,000 p.a.
Start Date:ASAP
App Close Date:17/08/2020 at 12:00
Interviews:Week Commencing 24th August 2020

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We require an exceptional person to join our team. The successful candidate will be flexible, reliable, patient, discreet, good-humoured, with integrity and committed to the wellbeing of pupils at our school. The ideal candidate will have a passion for working in a finance role in a school, have a good knowledge of SIMS /FMS, with high levels of numeracy and literacy, be well organised and able to prioritise a varied workload with a strong attention to detail.

The successful candidate will carry out a range of finance duties assisting the Director of Finance & Operations to ensure the day-to-day financial operations of the school run efficiently. This will include running the purchase ledger, placing orders for goods and services securing best value, processing purchase invoices and dealing with deliveries. It will also include monitoring budgets and raising invoices as required for the hire of our facilities.

Applications will only be accepted on the Non-Teacher Application Form which can be found on our school website vacancies page; CV’s alone will not be considered.

Application forms can be downloaded from the school website here

https://www.stmichaels.kent.sch.uk/vacancy/

Please send completed application forms with a covering letter in MS word or PDF only to:

Kim D’Albertanson, HR at recruitment@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk

Application Deadline: Monday 17^th August 2020 at midday

Interview Date: Week commencing 24^th August 2020

If you would like more information on this role, please contact the school on 01959 522137, asking for Jean Stevens, Rachel Phillips or Kim d’Albertanson.

St Michael’s Prep School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the school

St Michael's Prep School is a co-educational day school, rated ‘Excellent’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in our last inspection. We have recently celebrated our 150th anniversary and provide a wonderful learning environment to approximately 480 children aged 2-13, enjoying a beautiful location, overlooking one hundred acres of land. Our state-of-the-art Pre-Prep building sets each child on a learning journey that is rich, active, and inspiring.Children continue into the Prep School, taught by a large number of specialist professionals who work throughout the school to provide a rich array of curricular and co-curricular opportunities.

We can offer you:

A first-class working environment within a welcoming team, modern and well-maintained IT infrastructure; a stafflaptop (where appropriate); supportive colleagues; competitive salary; small class sizes; free meals provided during term time; free parking on site; sick pay scheme; annual salary review; automatic enrolment in the teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) for teaching positions, and our support pension scheme for all other staff (both subject to scheme criteria) and opportunities for continuous professional development. We believe in providing a rounded education where children can pursue their passions, challenge themselves and enjoy a creative and innovative environment. We are continually looking for ways to improve our curriculum and facilities, making them more vibrant, inspiring and in step with our ever-changing world.

Our school motto: perseverantia, sapientia, gratia (perseverance, wisdom, and gratitude) encapsulates our ethos of striving for success and using our skills to make a difference. These values are instilled daily throughout the St Michael’s journey for our pupils, and we strongly believe that to teach our children about the importance of lifelong learning, we must first model this ourselves.

St Michael’s actively manages the inclusion of its people and values diversity, believing that our different ways of being and thinking adds value to our school community. We are committed tocreating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. In this regard, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who share our values in this area.

If you would like to apply for this role, we look forward to receiving your completed application.

For further enquiries please contact the HR department at recruitment@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk or telephone us on 01959 522137.

Job Contact Information

Name:Carol Hughes
Address:Otford Court, Row Dow, Otford, Kent, TN14 5RY
Telephone: 01959 522137
Email: recruitment@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk

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