Finance Assistant

About the role

Finance Assistant

Rickmansworth School

About the role

Location: Croxley Green, Rickmansworth

Contract type: Term time plus 15 INSET/Additional Days, Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week: Monday - Friday

Salary: H5 pt 9 - 14 plus £1,013 pro-rata per annum

Actual Salary: £24,666.09 to £26,658.48 incl. Fringe

Start Date: ASAP

Rickmansworth School is looking for a well organised and dedicated Finance Assistant to join our supportive team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the smooth operation of our school’s financial processes while supporting the development of our students' educational experience. As a Finance Assistant, you will play a crucial role in delivering transactional processing and bookkeeping support to the finance team, with a specific emphasis on purchase ordering, accounts payable and the administration of trips and catering services. You will be a key member of the administrative team, supporting various aspects of the school’s financial management.

If you have a strong attention to detail, a passion for finance, and want to be part of a team that makes a difference in the educational environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in helping to create a stable and effective foundation that supports both the academic and operational success of our school.

In return, we will offer you:

• Outstanding CPD opportunities to support your professional growth

• A school with exemplary student behaviour, where learning is valued

• A collaborative working environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do

• Highly skilled and supportive staff, working together to make a difference

• A comprehensive wellbeing programme to ensure you feel valued and supported

Rickmansworth School is an outstanding, highly sought-after 11-18 co-educational academy, consistently achieving excellent academic results. With around 1560 students, soon to grow to 1575, we provide a nurturing and dynamic environment for ambitious young people. Our strong academic track record at both GCSE and A-Level ensures that the vast majority of our students go on to their first-choice universities.

Further information is available from our website - https://www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk

We encourage potential candidates to contact Rickmansworth School for an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit to the School, please contact the School on 01923 773296 or email applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer who has a zero tolerance to bullying and all types of harassment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Applications Process

Deadline for applications: 08:00 Friday 04 April

Interviews: Thursday 24 April 2025

Please apply as soon as possible as shortlisting/interviews will progress up until the closing date. Should a suitable candidate be appointed, we reserved the right to close the advert early.

Due to the volume of application we receive if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume we will not be progressing your application further on this occasion.

Selection Process:

We are required for only shortlisted candidates to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2024 in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. On signing the declaration on application you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the school where there will be a number of related tasks, details of which will be discussed on the day. Interviews will be held with the Headteacher and possibly another member of SLT. There will also be a tour of the school estate and this may be conducted by other members of the school community.