Education Finance Officer - G5
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.
ExperienceThe 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.
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