Finance Officer - Holte School

Holte School welcomes everyone. It is a calm and safe environment in which pupils learn well. Pupils treat each other and adults with evident respect’ Ofsted October 2023

We are seeking to appoint a reliable and efficient person to the role of Finance Officer to provide high-quality administration and support to the School Bursar. This post involves working 10 days of the school holidays, to be agreed by the Bursar, to ensure that all financial deadlines are met. This is a temporary contract to cover an internal secondment and there may be an opportunity for this role to become a permanent position.

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate person with:

• excellent communication skills
• highly organised and methodical approach
• able to work to deadlines
• finance experience ideally in a school environment
• AAT qualification or equivalent
• experience of FMS or similar finance software package
• a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel is essential
• a minimum of grade C GCSE English and Maths and be able to demonstrate excellent numeracy and literacy skills

We offer:

• enthusiastic pupils who are keen to learn
• supportive community and Governing Body
• a talented staff team who welcomes new challenges, is committed to supporting and developing colleagues
• quality continuous professional development
• opportunities to work in collaboration with partner schools where available

Holte School is an oversubscribed, diverse, multi-racial, 11-18 community school and are one of only 8 schools across the country to be recognised as a ‘National IQM Inclusion Champion’ school. The school is on a shared site with both a primary and a special school. The school's ethos emphasises high quality teaching to achieve excellence and enable our students to maximise their potential. We have the highest expectations around behaviour and standards, and this is achieved through working alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues who share this vision. Our young people are proud of the school and their community and have high aspirations that we see reflected in their conduct and engagement. We also actively promote staff wellbeing, supporting colleagues in what is a challenging yet rewarding profession.

Please take the time to read our latest Ofsted Report (October 2023) which can be found on our school website. We hope this inspires you to visit us, as it is only by stepping into our school and meeting our students and staff, that you are able to appreciate the special place we believe this school to be and discover what a great place this is to work and be inspired to join our hard-working students and supportive and ambitious staff.

Please arrange a tour of the department and school by contacting Cherise Hogan, HR Assistant, on 0121 566 4370.

Please download further details and an application for

A completed non-teaching application form, recruitment monitoring form and supporting statement should be returned to hr@holte.bham.sch.uk 

It is anticipated that interviews will take place soon after the closing date.