- Process purchase & sales ledger invoices for Central services - Process weekly BACS payments for central services & all schools- Carry out monthly bank reconciliations for 6 bank accounts within the Trust- Process VAT returns - Set up of new suppliers in the Trust’s financial system.- Visit 5 primary schools monthly to ensure all transactions for the month have been entered in compliance with Trust policies, procedures, and financial regulations- Review Aged creditors & debtors for 5 schools monthly- Trust wide credit card reconciliation- Post journals, accruals, and prepayments. - Teachers Pensions and LGPS pay overs.- Provide training to school-based staff on financial and procurement processes- Assist with preparation of the annual budget plan. - Support the production of monthly management accounts for 5 Primary schools & central services - Support the annual closure of accounts process by ensuring that all schools complete year end procedures within specified timescales, completing accruals & prepayment journals- Assist with the provision of financial information and advice to schools as required- Reconcile and clear down balance sheet holding accounts and suspense coded monthly- Forecast cash flows for the Trust and highlight any potential cash flow issues to mangement- Process grant income for the Trust and monitor against income budget- Conduct termly audits of school financial processes to ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures, and financial regulations - Complete grant claims and other returns in accordance with instructions and deadlines and assist management with the completion of more complex returns

- Correctly coding invoices and entering into SAP- Allocating payments on SAP - Analysing data on various spreadsheets - Checking European purchase ledger invoices relating to various airline costs - Verify kgs moved against system reports utilising excel spreadsheets - Verify unit costs against supplier contracts - Liaising with suppliers via email/telephone to resolve key differences - Deal with overseas suppliers via email and telephone - Build cost database to include rates, expiry dates etc - Liaise with airline to address missing cost data - General accounts duties with all other accounting

- Managed the day-to-day financial transaction recording on the school finance system. It included inputting new suppliers, the purchase ordering cycle, matching of invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes, correct coding of invoices, authorisation etc.- Sourced best value items from catalogues and the internet for various departments - Checking of all deliveries to the school, liaising with site staff as to distribution of order- Responsible for the banking of cash and cheques received for various activities- Assisted with fortnightly payment run and BACS processing- Monitored the budget heads on a monthly basis and reported any significant variations- Assisted with maintenance of fixed assets register - Maintained the finance filing system and handled finance post- Managed and maintained all aspects of online payment and the cashless catering systems, including the free school meals checks - Prepared bank reconciliations, control account reconciliations and month end journal entries- Dealt with enquiries relating to finance & accounts- Assisted with year-end audit preparation and finalisation of accounting annexures- General HR Duties: Updated and maintained accurate electronic and hard files, assist with job postings & interview preparation, carry out DBS checks on all staff, maintain single central register & workforce Census

- Inputting new suppliers, raising purchase orders, matching of invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes, correct coding of invoices etc.- Sourced best value items from catalogues and the internet for various departments - Checking of all deliveries to the school, liaising with site staff as to distribution of order- Maintained the finance filing system and handled finance post- Dealt with enquiries relating to finance & account- General HR Duties: Updated and maintained accurate electronic and hard file