Finance Officer - Wessex Multi-Academy Trust

at  Dorset Councils

Due to the promotion of the current post holder and an expanding team we currently have a vacancy for two part time finance officers. Each position is for 20-30 hours per week and is term time only (plus INSET). Please state within the application form the amount of hours you are applying for.
20 hrs per week £11,109 - £11,679 (pay award pending)
30 hrs per week £16,664 - £17,519 (pay award pending)
The Wessex Multi-Academy Trust is looking to appoint two Finance Officers; to join our central Finance team. Whilst this position is part of the central finance team, the postholder may be required to travel to school sites for meetings.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, suitably experienced and qualified individual to take responsibility for:

• ensuring financial regulations are adhered to and controlled, in accordance with Trust policy and ESFA.
• raising purchase orders, check and process invoices for payments and reporting for BACs runs.
• undertake regular reviews and evaluations of cost saving opportunities, preparation of month end accounts, including monitoring payroll, preparing transactions for bank reconciliation and
• forecasting.
• other responsibilities include processing all income into the assigned schools (banking, invoicing, and reconciling), preparation of invoices and collection of fees and other dues and operation of school ensuring a full reconciliation is undertaken at least once a month.

Candidates need to be well organised, have good communication skills and be able work with a high degree of accuracy. They will need to be highly organised, a team player and be happy to use their own initiative and work independently. Experience with finance systems and excel is essential. Due to the nature of the role, the postholder will need to be able to fulfil the travel requirements.
Applications can be made, or downloaded, via www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Individual CVs will not be accepted. You can also find further details about the Trust via the website.
An application pack with further details, including how to apply, can be found on the Wessex website: www.wessex.ac
If you need any further information or would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kate Carter, Deputy CFO, kcarter@wessex.ac or tel. 01305 231511.
Wessex Multi-Academy Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern

Please refer the Job description for details