Senior Finance Officer

Senior Finance Officer

Salary: £28,000-£32,000 (depending on experience)

Employer:Little Learners Nurseries

Location: Walthamstow

Contract Type: 52 weeks per year

Contract Term: Permanent

Start Date: ASAP

Closing date:  20^th January 2025

 

Our nurseries are growing and we have excellent professional development opportunities for an enthusiastic and committed Senior Finance officer.

 

Little Learners Nursery group is made up of St Saviour’s Nursery (Ofsted grade outstanding) and St Mary’s Nursery (Ofsted grade good).  We provide a nurturing and safe environment in which children thrive as they learn.  In 2019 we opened ‘Little Learners in Nature’ which is an outdoor provision, based at St Saviour’s, that draws on the principles of forest school. The children spend the day playing and learning outside and have access to ponds, tepees, mud kitchens, hammocks, a fire pit, a stone circle, a willow arch, bug hotels, and a giant den-making zone. 

 

We are looking to recruit a senior finance officer to assist in the day to day accounting procedures and recording of all financial transactions accurately on the financial software. You will provide effective and efficient support to manage the nursery finances and payroll as directed by the Finance manager across the Trust, including aspects of budget setting and monitoring, procurement, income receipt, invoicing and VAT processing and claims procedures. Previous experience of PS Financials will be essential for this role.

 

Do you have:

• Previous experience of working in an office Finance administration role.
• Experience of using PS Financials
• Good ICT skills.
• Experience of processing invoices.
• Excellent numeracy/literacy skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive payroll information in a confidential manner

 

We can offer:

 

• Enthusiastic, well-behaved pupils who are eager to learn
• Bespoke training programmes
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Hardworking, motivated and positive colleagues

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau. References will be taken up before interviews are offered.

Early application is encouraged as we review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert earlier than the stated deadline​.

Contact Information

An application pack can be accessed via the advert.

All completed application forms should be returned to Alison Brown

Email: Alison.brown@genesistrust.net