Finance Assistant

Ref: SCH-TDA-0026
Establishment: The Deaf Academy Location: Exmouth, EX8 2AU Salary: 22,880 Department: Finance Job Type: Part Time
Closing Date: 04/03/2024 09:00 Interview Date: 7th or 8th March Start Date: Depending on candidate availability

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 30.00 Weeks per Year: 52.140 Pay Grade: TDA14

The Role

Finance Assistant

30 hours a week, 52 weeks

Salary £22,880pa FTE (£18,551 actual)

 

Interested in a career in Finance, love numbers and have a keen attention to detail? What about working for an organisation that is passionate about making a difference! Due to an internal promotion, the Deaf Academy has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant, based in Exmouth and reporting to the Finance Manager.

 

This role is at the heart of our finance processes, enabling our academy to run by supporting processes that pay our staff and suppliers. You’ll be using our accounting software to process invoices, ensuring all necessary control checks are carried out, and ensuring suppliers are paid in a timely manner. You’ll be liaising with suppliers by phone and through the finance inbox and assisting staff and students who visit the finance office. A key responsibility is managing and reconciling our petty cash system and preparing cash collections and booking cash deliveries.

 

You’ll be ready to learn deaf awareness and some basic sign language. Working at the Deaf Academy, you can be certain that you are part of a team that does its utmost to inspire and enable our staff and young people to thrive.

 

About you:

  • 5 GCSE’s, including Maths and English at Grace C/4 or above
  • Able to confidently use Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Good mathematical skills
  • Organised and detail orientated
  • Able to deal with large volumes of processing

 

Our offer to you:

  • The opportunity to develop professionally through AAT qualifications and other professional development
  • The opportunity to join a committed team of professionals working together to secure high achievement for all our young people, learning how to apply your skills and knowledge
  • 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • Group Personal Pension including 8% employer contribution
  • Life assurance scheme of x3 actual salary
  • Sponsorship to achieve British Sign Language (BSL) qualifications up to Level 2
  • Recruitment referral bonus scheme of £500 in total
  • Free on-site parking (Academy site)
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
  • Access to a 24/7 Employee assistance program
  • Opportunity to work in great team, part of a larger Charity and located within a very close proximity to the beach


Qualifications

Qualification Title Grade
5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent Grade C or 4
Essential

Related Documents

Job Description and Person Specification Finance Assistant JD PS Feb 24.docx Download

Safeguarding Information

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults; as such an enhanced DBS check is required.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

The Academy is a Disability Committed Employer in promoting diversity and inclusion for all its students and staff. The Academy is also signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant in supporting ex-service personnel in recognising their skills and experience.

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The Deaf Academy
1 Douglas Avenue
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 2AU

Jenna Spelman

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