£ 29364 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Collect payment from students in connection with academy trips or other necessary payments using Parent Pay
- Issue paper order request forms to budget holders and ensuring that all requests, once complete, are processed through the academy's accounting system
- Obtain authorization, coding and posting all purchase orders and purchase invoices
- Post monthly sales invoices, ensuring the collection of associated revenue in a timely manner
- Prepare and manage payment runs
- Reconcile Statement of Accounts to ensure suppliers are paid correctly and in a timely manner
- Obtain authorization for and post employee expenses in line with the Harris Federation policy
- Enter journals onto the accounting system
- Assist with bank reconciliations
- Reconcile and post credit card statements
- Assist with admin duties as and when required
- Report budgets to budget holders monthly
- Deal with Post 16 bursary payments
- Liaise with cost center budget holders in respect of their monitoring and reporting procedures
- Maintain an accurate Contracts Register to ensure compliance, best value and timely renewal as appropriate
- Assist with the submission of applications for funding from Local Authority and external organizations
- Take responsibility for all academy banking
- Deal with incoming and outgoing post
- Deal with queries both internal and external
- Ensure an appropriate filing system is maintained
- Assist the Finance Business Partner with audit requirements
- Work with the Resources Manager to send out payment requests, chase overdue payments, keep records of income taken and get these banked
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths - Grade C or above
- At least three years' experience working in a finance department
- Previous experience of using financial packages
- Knowledge of budget setting processes
- Understanding of the role and function of external audit
- Experience of working within financial control environments
- Experience of assisting with budget setting and budget management
- Sound knowledge of Management information systems
- Experience in working in Multi-ethnic urban schools.
- Educated to A level or Equivalent
- Experience in working in Multi-ethnic urban schools.
- Educated to A level or Equivalent
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