Job Description

Job Title: Finance Officer

One-year fixed term contract from June 2025

Hours: 36 hours per week, All Year Round

Scale: SCP 20 - 26

Salary: 35,448 to 38,934

Expected Start date: June 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual to join Barnet Education & Learning Service (BELS), working in partnership with London Borough of Barnet. This post will be based within the BELS Finance Team providing high quality finance support to the High Needs area of the Dedicated schools grant. As a key member of the team you will be undertaking a range of finance activities including raising purchase orders, making invoice payments to suppliers via Oracle receipting and payment uploads. Ensure suppliers have the relevant contracts required and adhere to contract procedure rules. Provide financial management information to support budget preparation and monitoring. Assist with the recording and control of payments to Independent, Non-Maintained and OOB schools and SENIF payments. Assist the Budget and Finance Manager with the post 16 process ensuring payments to colleges are correct and timely. This is a varied role in a motivated and cheerful team, who work well together and support one another. We are seeking someone and are offering a fixed term contract of 12 months. We can offer a competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, decent holidays, good work-life balance where you can work predominately out of the office, but some office working may be required. If you're hard working, have experience of working in a finance team using financial IT systems such as Oracle, this role would appeal to you.
To apply for this post, please visit: Search Jobs - BELS External Career Site Careers

If you need assistance, please email the BELS HR Team at: hr.barnetbels@barnet.gov.uk quoting job title. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact: Siobhan Stacey 0208 359 7700

Closing date for applications: 5pm on 9th May 2025

Interview date: 14th May 2025 (Possible date)

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 35,448.00-38,934.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/06/2025