Job Description
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Job details
Salary £41,523 - £44,319 (actual salary) (Pay awardpending) Depending on experience.
Contractual hours 37
Basis Full time
Region Rotherham
Job category/type Education - Non-Teaching, Finance
Date posted 11/06/2024
Job reference REQ17506
Herringthorpe Junior School - Willow Tree Academy
Chatterton Drive
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S65 2JW
Tel: 01709 828168
Here at Herringthorpe Junior School, our motto is ‘Engaging Hearts and Minds in the Love of Learning’; our school is a safe, vibrant and inspiring place where everyone feels secure, valued and respected – encouraged at every step to do their very best. We are a Restorative Practice school and we use these fundamental values as a starting point for all of our children to become kind, caring and considerate citizens. We plan and deliver a creative curriculum, which includes many wider opportunities, which supports pupils academic development alongside their personal development.
The Role.
The candidate must be able to rise to the technical financial challenges, as well as being able to communicate effectively with Senior Leaders and Finance Business colleagues enabling the best possible outcome for children. Maintaining the financial accounting systems across the MAT, ensuring compliance with the Academies Financial Handbook and other key financial guidance and legislative requirements.
Preparing year end working papers/schedules liaising with external auditors and completing year end accounts including relevant notes using DAPA software.
Skilled in effective oral and written communication, the ability to form effective professional relationships including team working, and have good organisational and time management skills. You will possess at least Qualified Accountant status CCAB qualification.
What’s in it for you?
We are dedicated to the development of our colleagues and committed to creating a great place to work. In order to provide the best for our pupils and families we need to find people already living our Values. In return we will offer you extensive support and CPD; the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Academy Trust; a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team; an ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team; a dedicated Governing Body.
Herringthorpe Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Visits are warmly welcomed. Contact Joanne Draycott 01709 828168.
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
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