School Finance officer

We are looking for an experienced School Finance Officer who will provide comprehensive, professional and accurate finance support to a School Business Manager in Barking and Dagenham. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance individual who is immediately available after Easter half term to commit to a long-term position which has the potential to become permanent for the right applicant. Core Responsibilities Raise purchase orders on the purchasing system, ensuring the correct budget codes are used and prioritising orders in terms of school needs. Ensure invoices are raised in a timely manner, and to work with the schools to follow up payments, if necessary. Enter requisitions for the various teams, including the schools in their admin team s absence. Responsible for online procurement, processing credit card purchases, vetting and entering new suppliers on the system. Ensure efficient processing of supplier invoices, including appropriate authorisation, accurate coding, and timely payment by BACS. Undertake financial functions including order and non-order invoice posting Assist the Senior Finance Officer and School Business Manager in their responsibility for banking and income posting. Responsible for the sales ledger processing, undertake charging, sales invoicing and credit control in line with the school s sales ledger systems. To be responsible for efficient procurement system within the Trust and be ..... full job details .....