Education Finance Officer - G5

London Borough of Havering
Havering, Greater London

Job Category : Financial

Location : London Borough of Havering

Hours Per Week : 35.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.33

Any prospective candidates may be subject to an Excel skill test.

Main Purpose of the Job/Key Objectives:

Management of overall financial resources and procedures for SEND ensuring

Implementation of the new Schools Funding Arrangements 2013, including

responsibility for SEN transport finance and post 16 transport finance.

Co-ordination and production of data information for statutory returns to the DfE,

Freedom of Information requests etc. using Synergy, Liquid Logic, excel

spreadsheets and any other SEN sources of information.

Administer the process for determining eligibility for free school meals, including

liaising with schools and parents.

Job Context:

1. Responsible to the Principal Education Finance Officer

2. Responsibility for SEN delegation, recoupment, contingency claims, income and

expenditure, i-procurement, including transport budget and managing external

contracts.

3. Responsibility for the free school meals eligibility process and the free school meals

eligibility traded service

Remote working is available, however there will be an expectation that they come into the office at least once/twice a week to work alongside others in the team. Also for the first month, it is highly likely that they will be required to come in person to get an understanding of what is required.

Experience

The post holder is required to have a high level of numeracy and the ability to communicate

effectively both orally and in writing. They will also need to have the ability to deal

professionally with internal clients, schools and academies and have a commitment to providing a quality service.

The postholder must also be able to work effectively within a

team.

Prioritising own workload to meet conflicting deadlines while ensuring that critical fixed

deadlines take absolute priority.

A broad understanding of the different accounting principles and processes that relate to LA

maintained schools, academies and free schools and of local authority accounting

standards.

Experience of working in a financial environment and of having used computerised financial

systems e.g. Fusion would be an advantage. Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, including

the development and use of macros, are essential together with a very good knowledge ofMicrosoft Word and Outlook.

Posted 2025-09-11

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