Job Summary

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This school has Academy status and you will be employed by the Board of Trustees

Kenton School
Drayton Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3RU

37 hours per week, all year round

Kenton Schools Academy Trust was established in 2014 and comprises of two academies supported by our central services team. Kenton School, our largest academy has around 1800 students including a successful sixth form provision. With around 200 students expected to rise to around 500 over the next 5 years, Studio West school focusses on delivering a studio school type approach.

We are seeking an experienced Finance Assistant to join our busy team in this new post providing support raising invoices, processing payments and responding to queries from our Trust, schools and suppliers.

We are seeking candidates with either experience working in a financial or administration role combined with excellent numeracy and literacy skills (evidence by a minimum of GSCE A*C (4-9 ) in Mathematics and English, or those with a relevant finance qualification, such as AAT, seeking to start their career in finance.

Candidates must possess effective communication skills and the ability to process and analyse figures accurately and to tight deadlines, excellent interpersonal and ICT skills, including use of Microsoft Excel.

In return we offer you the opportunity to join our supportive, professional central services team, in a role that offers fantastic opportunities for training and further development.

For an application form and further details, please visit www.kenton.newcastle.sch.uk or email hr@kenton.newcastle.sch.uk.

Closing date: 12noon on 17 December 2018

Kenton Schools Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in all our schools and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school.