Finance Assistant

Colchester Prep and High School Over the past 140 years Colchester Prep & High School has built a reputation for providing an excellent all-round education whilst preparing pupils to be confident, balanced individuals, ready for a rapidly changing world. Today that reputation still stands.Oxford House is a Montessori Nursery and Preparatory school for girls and boys aged 2.5-11 years. Founded in 1959, this intimate and exclusive school offers every child a complete education that puts a high emphasis on traditional values and the child-centred learning of the Montessori Method.St Margarets Preparatory is a co-educational independent school in Gosfield, Essex, for children aged 2-11 years Offering an all-round education, St Margaret’s is a modern school with traditional values, installing a lifelong love of learning throughout a child’s education and beyond. We expect every child to leave our school with maturity, confidence and a sense of independence.About CognitaLaunched in 2004, Cognita is an extraordinary community of diverse yet connected schools, spanning seventeen different countries. We share one common purpose: to deliver an outstanding holistic education that will enable our students to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. With over 100 schools in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States, we employ 18,000 teaching and support staff in the care and education of more than 90,000 students.Our schools provide a truly holistic education based on rich and varied experiences that focus on social, emotional, physical and cognitive learning. This results in excellent academic outcomes for our students, who are also equipped with the agency, adaptability and positive attitudes to set them up for success in our fast changing world.We are looking for a Finance Assistant to play an integral role in the smooth operation of day-to-day schools finances.About the roleReporting to the Operations Manager, the School Finance Assistant will assist the school leadership team and the Pod Finance Manager in ensuring the compliance and implementation of finance polices and processes related to procurement, payroll, Cognita Connect and other finance processes.Key Responsibilities will include, (but not limited to):Ensure that all financial accounting deadlines are achieved to a high standard. This includes information related to month end close and payroll.To complete for the school/cluster all purchase requests via Netsuite in line with budgets ensuring correct approvals are received prior to purchaseTo process refund requests for the school as per guidance from Pod Finance ManagerTo process all offers and bookings on Cognita Connect to enable parents to make purchasesSupport on finance within the school/clusterWho we are looking forTo be considered for this role you will have experience working in a similar role with Finance software. We would also expect;Excellent ICT skills – confident and adept in use of Microsoft applications e.g. Word, Excel and database input.High levels of accuracy and attention to detailExperience of delivering time-sensitive data processing to ensure smooth customer journeyAble to maintain a high work rate and to juggle a range of tasks and competing prioritiesBenefits at CognitaPensionSchool Fee DiscountApply nowPlease send a cover letter and completed application form to: Kelly Ainsworth at
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Please note we do not accept CVs without a fully completed application form.EARLY APPLICATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO INTERVIEW AND APPOINT PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE FOR THE RIGHT APPLICANT.Applicants who have not heard from us by the closing date must assume that, on this occasion, their application has been unsuccessful.Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.We believe having a diverse workforce makes us better, smarter and happier and so welcome applicants from all backgrounds, genders, and races. We have an unwavering commitment to being fair and equitable in our recruitment process.Send me alerts about jobs like this.Please enter your email address to continue setting up an email alert for similar jobs to this one. By entering your email address and clicking apply you will sign up to Jobs4 and agree to our terms and conditions .
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