Worksop College and Ranby House
Finance Officer
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Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Working pattern: Full-time, permanent
Start date: As soon as possible
Closing date: Friday 16 October 2026
About The Role
Worksop College and Ranby House is a single school community spread across two sites, educating children aged two to eighteen. The school has excellent facilities in a beautiful setting, and it values every pupil's individual strengths, whether academic, sporting, musical or creative.
As Finance Officer, you will support the Head of Finance with the school's transactional accounting. You will look after the purchase ledger, process purchase orders, invoices and expenses, and help with cash management and bank reconciliations. The department's records need to be up to date every day so that reports are accurate and on time. You will also be the first point of contact for pupils and staff who come to the finance office.
What you'll be doing
- Maintaining the purchase ledger daily and inputting invoices accurately into the accounting software
- Reconciling supplier statements and resolving any discrepancies
- Making sure purchase orders are authorised by the right budget holder and matched to invoices
- Reviewing the purchase ledger regularly and resolving supplier queries
- Handling pupil pocket money requests and reconciliations
- Maintaining and reconciling cash accounts and floats
- Banking cash and cheques promptly
- Acting as the front desk for the finance department, helping pupils and staff
- Collecting and distributing the department's post each day
- Keeping records in line with school policies and audit requirements
- Following financial regulations, policies and procedures
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What you'll bring
Essential:
- Experience using Microsoft Excel
- Experience of processing bank requisitions and petty cash
- Good numeracy and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail
- The ability to work on your own and as part of a team
- A commitment to confidentiality and to handling sensitive information carefully
- The ability to manage and prioritise a high volume of work
- A positive, enthusiastic attitude
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
Desirable:
- Experience in a school or education setting
- Knowledge of financial systems
- AAT Level 3 or equivalent, or willingness to work towards it
What's on offer
- Fee concessions for your children
- Workplace pension scheme
- Access to the gym, sports hall and swimming pool
- Free meals when on duty
- Free onsite parking
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Additional information
Applications will be reviewed as they arrive, and the school may close the vacancy early, so please apply soon.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
The school is committed to safeguarding children. All offers of employment depend on satisfactory child protection screening. This includes references, online searches, prohibition checks and an enhanced DBS check with a Barred List check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must declare all convictions and cautions, including those that are spent, unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules.
Worksop College is an equal opportunities employer. It appoints, trains and promotes people on merit and ability, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race, sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.
You may have experience of the following: Finance Assistant, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Accounts Payable Clerk, Accounts Assistant, School Finance Officer, Purchase Ledger Assistant, Finance Administrator, Accounts Payable Officer, Bookkeeper, Finance and Admin Officer
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