Finance Officer

Salary: £25,000 - £27,000

Huge Small Victories

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things. For children with complex needs the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and inhouse clinical teams, we’re proud to have a reputation for excellence and market leading OFSTED ratings.

Get out what you put in

This is a varied role that sits at the heart of our Group Finance function, providing transactional support to the wider Finance team and our schools and care homes across the Group.

As a Finance Officer, you’ll play an important role in ensuring our financial processes run smoothly and accurately. You’ll process supplier invoices through our Workday purchase order system, liaising with suppliers and colleagues across our schools, homes and wider business to resolve queries and ensure invoices are processed correctly.

You’ll also support the month-end process by reviewing open purchase orders and working with our sites to ensure accruals accurately reflect goods and services received but not yet invoiced. This will include preparing journals and schedules relating to month-end accruals and prepayments.

You’ll also prepare monthly management accounts for designated sites, identifying areas that require further investigation or challenge. As a key point of contact for our sites, you’ll help colleagues understand and follow our procurement policies and procedures, providing support and guidance where needed.

There’ll be plenty of opportunity to develop your knowledge and expertise too. You’ll support colleagues with the Workday PO system, including helping to add new suppliers and providing training to new and existing users.

The role will be based primarily at our Lupton Group Office, with flexible working available for up to two days per week following your initial induction. Working arrangements may vary depending on departmental deadlines and the needs of the wider Finance team.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

Salary: Base salary of between £25,000 - £27,000