Finance Officer

Salary: £25,343

Location: Palmer's campus (Grays, Essex) with occasional travel to Seevic campus (Benfleet, Essex)

Hours: 37 hours per week, full time 52 weeks per year

Contract: Permanent

Would you like to be part of a forward thinking, innovative college?

JOB OVERVIEW

As a College, our strategy is Career Focused Learning and ensuring that the learner experience and our relationships within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do.

To provide assistance to the Management Accountant in the provision of a comprehensive finance service to the college.

WHY CHOOSE US

 As a college, our strategy is to create a Career Focused, Digital Learning environment, ensuring that the learner experience and our relationship within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. Providing a high achieving, focused learning environment allowing our students to achieve the grades they need for higher educations or the skills and aptitude required to secure a suitable role in their chosen career. Our college is set in the leafy suburbs of Essex, with easy access to surrounding areas and amenities, we are based in a well-connected location both by road and rail.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• A competitive salary.
• A college environment fully dedicated to developing every student to reach their full potential, irrespective of their ability.
• Collaborative working with parents and carers to support our endeavours to work smarter and achieve an effective balance between home and work.
• A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn.
• Excellent CPD opportunities.
• Onsite parking.
• Onsite canteen & coffee shop with locally sourced ingredients.
• A cycle scheme and discounted gym membership.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

 The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, IT skills (MS Word, Excel and Outlook), with the ability to work accurately. The role requires an individual with an AAT qualification or working towards it along with a minimum experience of 2 years’ working in Finance.

A confident and professional approach when dealing with students, staff and outside organisations is required.

Although this post is based at the Palmer’s Campus, Grays there may be a requirement to provide support at the Seevic Campus, Benfleet in addition to training or other College events.

An understanding of Safeguarding including Prevent and Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation will also be required.

THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• High standards of communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work as a team.
• The ability to work towards deadlines.
• The ability to motivate both students and your peers.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic.
• Excellent attendance and punctuality.
• Highly efficient and have ability to manage workload and priorities
• A pro-active and confident approach to engaging with employers including cold calling via telephone, face to face and email.
• A resilient and positive outlook
• A Work Placement Risk Assessment Qualification or willingness to undertake training.