Finance Officer

Location: South London

Salary: £32,000–£36,000 salary equivalent, depending on experience

Contract: Full-time, temporary initially, with the opportunity to apply for the permanent position

Start date: Immediate

Working pattern: On-site, five days per week

We are looking for a confident and capable Finance Officer to join the finance team at an independent school in South London.

This is a junior-level but varied position requiring a proactive finance all-rounder. The role extends beyond accounts payable and will involve purchase orders, sales orders, reconciliations, budget monitoring and general school accounting.

Key responsibilities:

• Raising and processing purchase orders, ensuring correct coding to accounts and budgets
• Raising sales orders and processing income
• Processing purchase and sales invoices
• Supporting accounts payable and receivable functions
• Completing bank, supplier and control account reconciliations
• Monitoring budgets and investigating variances
• Maintaining accurate records within the school’s finance system
• Responding to queries from staff, suppliers and stakeholders
• Assisting with payment runs, expenses and credit control
• Supporting month-end processes, reporting and wider finance tasks as required
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