SALARY: £39,535 – £41,672 INCLUSIVE PER ANNUM, DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE

We are seeking an Assistant Accountant who is part qualified and has accounts experience. The successful candidate will have good communication and IT skills and be able to work efficiently to deadlines in a busy but friendly team consisting of the Assistant Principal - Finance, an Accountant and a Finance Assistant. The Finance team is responsible for managing the finances of Frontier Learning Trust which includes Woodhouse College and Imperial College London Maths School.
This is a permanent, full-time, all-year round position. The full-time hours are 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, however, we may consider 30 to 36 hours per week .
The salary will be in the range of point 20 – 22 on the sixth form college support staff salary scale, currently £36,283 – £38,420, depending on experience, plus £3,252 London Weighting, per annum.
The Trust offers a very attractive pension scheme and holiday allowance, and a cycle to work scheme. We promote health and wellbeing and provide an excellent employee assistance programme which is free to all staff.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Part qualified recognised accountancy qualification or qualified by experience.
• English and Maths GCSE or equivalent.
• Minimum two years accountancy experience including:

o Reconciliation of bank accounts
o Sales and purchase ledger accounting
o Excellent understanding of double entry bookkeeping
o Experience of purchasing, invoicing, petty cash and other routine financial tasks
o Fixed Asset accounting

o Month end reconciliations.

• Familiarity with banking procedures.
• Experience of using accounting software and spreadsheets.
• Good IT skills including use of Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Good attention to detail and organisation skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and to work as part of a team.
• Willingness to work flexibly when required.
• Ability to deal tactfully and sympathetically with students, parents and members of the public.
• Understanding of and commitment to equality and diversity in practice.
• Commitment to safeguarding the interests and needs of young people.

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience of working in education or the voluntary sector.
• Knowledge of PSF accounting software and Bookings Plus lettings system.

For further details about the college and for downloadable documents, please go to the following links:

Overview of the Trust

Job description
Person specification
Please note, the links will no longer be available following the vacancy deadline.

Some of the benefits of working at Woodhouse College:

• Very strong learning ethos
• Positive workplace culture
• Excellent pension schemes (TP and LGPS)
• Generous holiday entitlement (Support staff)
• Option to apply to sabbatical schemes
• Internal CPD programme
• Well-resourced library for staff personal use
• Bike Scheme
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
• Free flu jabs
• Workstation assessments
• Free parking on site
• Employee Assistance Programme – free counselling and support and guidance on a wide range of topics
• Excellent sports facilities for staff badminton, football and table tennis
• Eligibility for the Blue Light Card

If you require any assistance or have any questions, do not hesitate to contact personnel@woodhouse.ac.uk

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please refer the Job description for details