Finance and HR Administrator

Job Title: HR Admin/Finance

Location: North Birmingham

Job Type: Full-time, Contract

Start Date: As soon as possible

About the role: Our client, a well-respected academy prides itself on its safe and supportive environment, providing students with a high-quality education, are looking for a positive and focused HR Administrator experienced in a school environment, however, applicants with strong administration experience in a similar sector will also be considered given the drive and enthusiasm to learn new skills. This position will be full time with expected hours of work to be between 08:00-16:00 on weekdays.

We are on the lookout for a skilled individual to provide top-notch business support, the ideal candidate will provide a solid backbone to the organisation working closely with the Business manager and other key staff looking after all financial and personnel aspects. Your role will be to ensure that the administration operations within the school runs smoothly at all times, working within your team to manage business administration functions of the school, including payroll, finance, HR and much more.

Key Responsibilities:

• Dealing with finances including creating timely invoices and managing any unpaid invoices within the sales ledger.
• In addition, must ensure payments are processed on time for the purchase ledger.
• Confidently manage the finance system for the recording of all financial information, processing the billing, processing reconciliations and facilitating budget tracking.
• Liaising with the finance director in producing financial reports and with supporting client relationships with finance related processes.
• Managing the recruitment process including job advertising, being a point of contact for candidates and completing any administrative recruitment tasks.
• Working with the Business Manager to ensure policies and procedures documentation is up to date.
• Administering staff absences and holidays.

Requirements:

• Proven experience within finance and HR administration position working for businesses of medium size nature.
• AAT Level 2 qualification or similar.
• Experienced in the handling of sensitive personal data, to be committed to following careful procedures.
• Having excellent organisational skills and able to structure processes and set up efficient systems to support the clients continued growth plans.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft products, particularly Excel, alongside advanced numerical skills.
• Must be able to work well both independently as well as part of a small team. Key interpersonal skills required to collaborate well with colleagues.

Monarch Education are proud to be a leading recruitment specialist in the Education industry. We are passionate about our people and the services we provide to our candidates. Working with Monarch Education will give you access too:

Flexible working opportunities

• Affinity Academy – continuous learning and development!
• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £200
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive daily rates

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Monarch Education are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.

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