Business Support Officer

Overview

Kirklees Council is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Business Support Officer to provide key support to Kirklees Council's Finance Team at All Saints.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and organised individual to further develop their professional skills in a highly effective, fast-paced environment.

As part of your role, you will assist the Finance and Business Managers with a variety of essential tasks, including:

• Raising purchase orders and monitoring requests
• Processing invoices and managing expenditure
• Maintaining accurate records in the school's FMS system
• Reconciling bank accounts, including school funds
• Liaising with suppliers and stakeholders
• Handling departmental calls and responding to emails
• Contributing to income generation by sourcing and managing bids
• Organising school trips and uploading necessary documentation to Evolve

The successful candidate will have strong Excel skills, be self-motivated, and capable of prioritising a diverse workload. Experience with FMS and ParentPay will be advantageous, but full training will be given.

You will be fully supported by both the Finance Manager and School Business Manager to ensure you thrive in this role.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and be part of a supportive, high-performing team, Kirklees Council want to hear from you.

All Saints is an 11-16 school, situated near the northern boundary of Kirklees. Kirklees Council is a Catholic school with students attending from diverse cultural backgrounds, which contribute to the distinctive ethos.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Kirklees Council's College making substantial progress under current leadership. In turn, Kirklees Council is looking for a candidate committed to playing a part in transforming the lives of Kirklees Council's young people.

At All Saints Catholic College, Kirklees Council aim to create a happy workplace culture through promoting a healthy work/life balance. Kirklees Council do that by providing a package of flexible employee benefits, including:

• An attractive pension scheme for both Teaching and Support staff.
• A high-quality wellbeing package including medical cover, counselling, physiotherapy, fast track medical cover, care service and a 24-hour GP helpline.
• Care First Advice - a 24/7 information and counselling service.
• Kirklees Council is part of the Cycle to Work scheme. Tax free bikes and safety equipment can be payable by payroll deduction through a partnership with Cyclescheme.
• Free parking.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals who are able to work as part of the whole staff team, and who will support and uphold the Catholic ethos and practices of the college.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level.