Finance Assistant Fulltime/Parttime

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Pay: MPSStart Date: September 2020Finance Assistant (starting September 2020)Full-time or Part-time ConsideredFTE Salary £20,222 - £22,072 per annum (actual salary £17,759.37 - £19,384.07 per annum)37.5 hours per week, 40 weeks per annumWe are looking for a flexible, highly effective, efficient and organised Finance Assistant to support our Finance team with the day to day running of finances. You will be responsible for supporting the School Business Manager and Finance Officer.Core responsibilities will focus primarily on processing and reconciling a range of financial transactions including managing the purchase order process, school trips/payments and processing the month end bank reconciliation for the academies accounts.Previous financial administrative experience within a school environment is preferred and applicants must demonstrate a good standard of numeracy and literacy. The ideal candidate will have excellent MS office skills e.g. Excel and Word and be a competent user of a range of finance/school specific packages. Knowledge of Sage 50, ParentPay and SIMS would be a distinct advantage but not essential.In return Trinity can offer:

A Christian school with a strong vision, values and leadership

We strive to place staff and students at the centre of everything we do

We are confident you will enjoy coming to work each day

There is a real unity across the school and at every level

You will be joining a school where your efforts will not go unnoticed

There is ample on-site staff parking

Good travel links to London (35 mins by train), M25 (10 mins) and we are located in the heart of rural Sevenoaks

We are a Christian school through and through and are very keen to uphold this important and foundational element at Trinity. You do not have to be a Christian to join us but be sympathetic to our Christian values.We highly recommend you come and visit us to experience what others so readily affirm that Trinity is truly a unique place, with a calm and caring atmosphere.Please apply via the button below.We will be recruiting as applicants apply and therefore the post may be filled before the close date.Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure and checks regarding proof of ID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK.If you would like any further information, arrange a visit or an informal discussion please contact Fiona Smith, HR Officer on.Closing Date: 23/08/2020 at 23:45Interviews: August/September 2020Information about the schoolTrinity is a growing, non-denominational Christian free school based in Sevenoaks, Kent. We are a single academy trust which operates under the sponsorship of 30 local churches in the Sevenoaks area. Trinity was founded in 2013 by a committed group of local people, many of whom are governors of the school. We moved into our state-of-the-art building in September 2016 with years 7,8,9 and 10 (470 students). At full capacity we will accommodate 790 - 840 students, including our new Sixth Form, which opened in September 2018. We are a 11-18, non-selective, mixed school with four forms of entry and we attract many pupils who reach the standard to pass the 11 Plus. Half the intake have a faith reference.Parents, staff and students describe the school as a truly special place to work, teach and learn. The culture is supportive, challenging and every member of the Trinity team has high standards and expectations and strives for excellence in every aspect of school life.Our vision and values permeate everything we do and this is demonstrated by our extremely well-behaved students right through to our flourishing co-curricular programme. High quality teaching, coupled with outstanding pastoral care, ensures that our students have every opportunity to fulfil their potential.Teachers are well supported and developed through our CPD programme. Our state-of-the-art building has excellent, spacious facilities, well-resourced classrooms and designated staff work rooms. There is ample on-site staff parking, and a staff free duty lunch.As a Christian school, we promote the Trinity Way in all we do: Truth, Excellence, Love, Leadership and Service. We believe that in doing so, students are well placed to grow into confident, outward focused individuals who live rewarding and purposeful lives. We hold unswervingly to a belief that every Trinity student should receive an education for life in all its fullness.Students at Key Stage 3 follow a broad, balanced curriculum and are allocated extra time for English and Maths. Our focus on these subjects, together with our rigorous attention to individual student performance, helps students to achieve the highest possible grades so that all of our students have the opportunity to take the English Baccalaureate at Key Stage 4.At Key Stage 4 we offer a personalised curriculum, working together with students and parents, to ensure that students are following a Key Stage 4 programme of study that is wholly appropriate to their needs. The option blocks at Key Stage 4 are intended to facilitate this and all students are encouraged to consider taking the English Baccalaureate. The curriculum allows students to progress at the appropriate rate in all subject areas.We are delighted to have opened our new Sixth Form in September 2018, with the capacity to accommodate 190 students. A variety of pathways are on offer. We are offering seventeen subjects, which includes nine facilitating subjects, a group of subjects that are frequently required for entry to degree courses, typically courses that run at Russell Group universities. In addition, we have a further eight subjects that are also academic and some with a creative learning.Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.KTJ1