The opportunityNigel Wright is working in partnership with an organisation who are looking to add a Temp Finance Assistant to join their team based in York. We are looking for people who are available to start immediately to help the organisation through a period of restructure Finance Assistant - Temp ongoing (possibility of a Temp to Perm option)Full Time Hours – 37hrs per weekTerm Time only  £20,800 (Pro Rata Salary)The role...Working closely with the Business Manager and part of the Finance Team providing full finance admin support. Some of the daily duties include: 

• To ensure purchase order requisition and staff expenses are authorised and processed.
• Ensuring goods received notes are checked and updated on the organisations accounting system.
• Maintain stocks of office equipment and supplies needed by the school
• Update the inventory of all items of furniture & equipment for the school
• Completing debtors requests and reporting to the correct team to ensure recovery of outstanding payments 
• Provision of management information from the respective cashless systems to ensure accurate figures for the Trusts bank accounts  
• Collating and provision of any information required to support the school financial management/procurement activity for the Business Manager.
• Undertaking financial Admin and reconciliation of catering, educational visits, transport and any other income streams
• Posting results to the Financial Accounting system in accordance with the Trusts monthly financial management timetable.
• Preparing monthly payroll reports, monthly capitation reports for school budgets
• Prepare for review monthly financial reports
• Providing general administration support within the team as required. 

What we are looking for...Some of the key things we are looking for in the ideal candidate would be: 

• Previous experience within a similar role - working within education would be of particular interest but not essential
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent within relevant discipline
• Good IT skills with MS Office and accounting software
• Strong numeracy and attention to detail
• Good communication skills as will be liaising with members of various teams, stakeholders, parents and children.
• Ability to work as part of the team but still manage own workload to ensure work is completed within specific deadlines
• Flexibility to assist with various tasks as required by the team

Benefits...Please note this position will require a full DBS check and referencesTo express your interest in this position please submit your up to date CV to today