Finance Assistant

Please apply using the following link: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/138326/EDV-2025-FBAG-00567

LIFE EDUCATION TRUST

The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls

An 11-18 Academy with Visual Arts Specialism

Brentwood Road, Romford, Essex RM1 2RR

Tel: 01708 447368

Web: www.fbaok.co.uk 

Executive Headteacher: Mr D. Turrell

Senior Finance Officer

Hours: 16 hours per week, 4 days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday working 10am – 2pm)

Working weeks per year: 38 weeks per year, term time working

Salary Scale: GLPC 2.3 to 2.4

Salary: £10,660 to £10,812 per annum based on FTE of £28,617 to £29,025 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Start Date: November 2025

About this Role

We are seeking a professional, highly organised Finance Assistant to join the team at Frances Bardsley Academy & The Bridge. In this vital role, you will support both the Finance Officer and the Hub Operations Manager as a key member of the Finance and Operations Team for our Havering Secondary Hub. Reporting directly to the Finance Officer, you will play an important part in ensuring the smooth financial running of the schools. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong numerical skills and a friendly, approachable manner to contribute to a supportive and dynamic school community.

The successful candidate will:

• Process purchase orders for the school - obtaining the ‘best value’ quotations and availability where appropriate.
• Place orders via the company's online portals
• Identify and notify incoming deliveries for the school
• Update computerised records for Goods Received Notes
• Deal with any returns and damaged goods
• Chase-up on back orders and undelivered services (Review the ‘Current Commitment’ report throughout the month to ensure everything is being captured for month-end)
• Process Non-Order invoices and obtain the relevant budget holder approval.
• Obtain quotes for school trips and reflecting travel, student data entry, and running trip reports for trip leads
• Assist the Finance Officer and Hub Operations Manager with general duties
• The successful candidate will be based at Frances Bardsley Academy and become part of an oversubscribed, flourishing school for girls aged 11 to 18, with confident, courteous, articulate students and an ethos in empowerment. The school has a positive environment, with dedicated and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence.

In return we can offer you:

• Welcoming and friendly colleagues
• A stimulating and welcoming learning environment with excellent facilities, including a farm, an art gallery, and our own railway
• Other further qualifications opportunities.
• Strong links with girls’ schools in the UK and abroad through the International Coalition of Girls Schools (ICGS)
• Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS), the Trust’s employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24-hour-a-day access to a GP helpline for you and those within your household, a counselling service, stress management, weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support, and much more.
• Links with the local community, including our charity partner, The Trussell Trust Food Bank
• Increased priority in admission to our school for your child/ren
• Close proximity to the M25, Romford Railway Station (Elizabeth Line), and on a main bus route

For further information about this role, please click here. Visits to the school are welcomed.

The Frances Bardsley Academy is a large secondary school situated in Romford, Havering. With beautiful buildings and a stunning site, the school has been recognised as 'Ofsted Outstanding' for Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, and Leadership & Management. The school boasts a Progress 8 score of +0.39, showcasing its commitment to academic excellence. The Frances Bardsley Academy is dedicated to the growth and development of its teachers and leaders, providing ample opportunities for professional development and career progression.

At the LIFE Education Trust, our mission is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity, and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees.

The Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date.

We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and all parts of the community, particularly people from ethnic minorities who are currently under-represented. LIFE Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.

Closing Date: Friday 10th October 2025

Interview Date: w/c 13th October 2025

Please apply online.