PERSON SPECIFICATION - Finance Officer Factors Essential Desirable How identified Qualifications Either AAT qualification (or equivalent) or Educated to GCSE grade C in Maths and Application form previous experience of working in a English Verification and demonstration school/academy or similar finance of knowledge at interview position Professional Experience Some experience of budget monitoring Application form and account reconciliation Selection procedure Experience of undertaking a range of Interview questions clerical and administrative duties, Performance in selection including data input and retrieval methods Experience of school finance systems Interview by demonstration of A good level of ICT competence ability to display knowledge and skills References Skills/Abilities Excellent communication skills, both Able to commit to working 6 specific Application form written Saturdays 8.30 4.30 and 3 specific Selection procedure – Ability to show sensitivity and objectivity evenings until 7pm per year (boarders References in dealing with confidential issues returning to and leaving school, open Interview Ability to work to deadlines with minimum day) Performance in related supervision selection exercises Display commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children Specialist Knowledge Familiarity with SIMs/FMS or willingness A basic knowledge of the financial Application form to learn workings of a school Selection procedure Knowledge of computer systems Familiarity with general ledger systems References including spreadsheets Interview Performance in related selection exercises An effective team player but can think Application form Other Requirements and work independently Selection procedure A good health and attendance record References
PERSON SPECIFICATION - Finance Officer Factors Essential Desirable How identified Qualifications Either AAT qualification (or equivalent) or previous experience of working in a school/academy or similar finance position Educated to GCSE grade C in Maths and English Application form Verification and demonstration of knowledge at interview Professional Experience Some experience of budget monitoring and account reconciliation Experience of undertaking a range of clerical and administrative duties, including data input and retrieval Experience of school finance systems A good level of ICT competence Application form Selection procedure Interview questions Performance in selection methods Interview by demonstration of ability to display knowledge and skills References Skills/Abilities Excellent communication skills, both written Ability to show sensitivity and objectivity in dealing with confidential issues Ability to work to deadlines with minimum supervision Display commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children Able to commit to working 6 specific Saturdays 8.30 – 4.30 and 3 specific evenings until 7pm per year (boarders returning to and leaving school, open day) Application form Selection procedure References Interview Performance in related selection exercises Specialist Knowledge Familiarity with SIMs/FMS or willingness to learn Knowledge of computer systems including spreadsheets A basic knowledge of the financial workings of a school Familiarity with general ledger systems Application form Selection procedure References Interview Performance in related selection exercises Other Requirements An effective team player but can think and work independently A good health and attendance record Application form Selection procedure References
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