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School Accountant

3 Month contract with possible extensions

Based in Central London

Day rate up to £227.69 PD VIA Umbrella

This position has come about as a consequence of more schools purchasing support from the company. The successful candidate will be expected to support a range of schools based on the individual support the school has purchased. This could be a hybrid role depending on the individual school's needs, requiring schools visits. This could include for example

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Transactional support – payments, month end reconciliation, VAT submittal

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Strategic support – analysis of budgets and spend, including reporting to Governing Body and or headteachers

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Supporting the school to develop Deficit recovery plans

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Implementing of new finance systems - training The individual will be required to demonstrate

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Sound knowledge of Schools Funding

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Expertise in at least one of the following systems – ACCESS, RM, Sims/FMS

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Strong IT skills – so ability to collate data into information

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Must be able to work on their own initiative, but strike a balance between feedback to senior management

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Clear and concise communication skills –both written and oral

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Able to engage with stakeholders using persuasive language not confrontational

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Ability to work under pressure, juggling various priorities and timelines

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The length of the role is dependant on the continuation of the schools purchasing of our services but we envisage it will be for a minimum of 6 months

Due to high demand we are only able to respond to applications that meet the required criteria