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Assistant Finance Officer - High-Performing Secondary...

  • Assistant Finance Officer required January 2026
  • Mixed secondary school based in Croydon
  • Assistant Finance Officer to support core finance processes

Our Client is seeking an Assistant Finance Officer to support the daily operations of a busy secondary school finance department in Croydon. Responsibilities include invoice processing, purchase ledger updates, supporting monthly reconciliations, assisting with audit preparation and responding to finance-related queries from staff and suppliers.

School Information
This 11–18 school serves approximately 1,330 pupils and benefits from strong operational leadership, secure financial planning and well-established compliance structures. Finance operations are managed through modern systems with clearly defined reporting lines and structured procedures.

Support staff describe the working environment as organised, respectful and supportive. Leadership ensures finance staff receive full systems training, ongoing professional development and opportunities to progress within educational finance roles.

Salary
Paid to scale on the support staff pay range

Application
Please submit your CV to be considered for this role.

Vacancy posted 13 hours ago
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