Finance and Administration Officer

Company: Willow Tree Primary
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Location: Eccles
Job Description:

About us

The Headteacher and Governors of Willow Tree Primary are pleased to advertise the role of Finance and Administration Officer to start as soon as possible. Willow Tree Primary is a two form entry school situated in the heart of Langworthy. We are dedicated to giving children a positive learning experience from nursery right through to Year 6.

About the Role

The Finance and Administration Officer should be an experienced finance professional who enjoys working in a busy school environment. You will support the School Business Manager in a range of financial processes from assisting our parents to make payments to ensuring invoices are processed in a timely manner. You will work as a member of the administration team, assisting with orders, parent queries and supporting the wider school community. Experience working in a school using parentpay and Arbor finance is beneficial to the role.

About you

You will be a highly motivated person who is extremely organised. You will be committed to ensuring our families understand the cashless system and offer support where needed. You should have excellent communication skills, financial skills, experience working with Microsoft and other IT systems and can work independently as well as being an effective team player.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure. An online search may be conducted for shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence checks in the recruitment process.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

What we need from you if you are invited to interview:

  • Passport/ID – You will be required to provide original documentation confirming your right to work in the UK. Successful candidates will also be required to provide proof of address.
  • Qualifications/registrations if applicable for the role

Privacy Statement and Data Protection

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr

Supporting Documents

  • Job description
  • Finance and Administration officer Person Specification

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Posted: September 27th, 2026