Finance Officer Manor Park CE First School

Finance Officer

Salary: Grade 6 SCP 6-9 (£12,688 – £13,305) actual salary pro rata

Start date: April 2026

Manor Park First School currently has a vacancy for a part time finance officer, this is a new position within the school. The position is 21 hours per week and is term time only 39 weeks (plus INSET).

Manor Park First School is looking to appoint a Finance Officer; to join our school team.

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 DfE.

· raising purchase orders, check and process invoices for payments and reporting for BACs runs.

· preparing transactions and reports for bank reconciliation

· other responsibilities include processing all income (banking, invoicing, and reconciling), - preparation of invoices, collection of fees and other dues, and ensuring a full reconciliation is undertaken at least once a month.

· liaison with outside organisations such as Dorset Council and suppliers.

· early years funding claims for the schools Pre School.

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.

What We Offer

· A collaborative, supportive and values-driven working environment

· High-quality professional development

· A generous benefits package including pension scheme, a health cash plan, bike and tech scheme, wellbeing support, and     more (subject to qualifying period) 

Applications can be made, via www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Individual CVs will not be accepted. You can also find further details about the Trust via the website. A job description and person specification can be downloaded from the Dorset Council Careers

website - https://www.jobs.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/

Wessex Multi-Academy Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Wessex MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, an Enhanced DBS check Child Barred List check and satisfactory references.

We 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. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. Applicants are advised that it is an offence to apply for the role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.