Purchase Ledger and Accounts Administrator

Benenden School
Full Time, All Year Round
Salary: In the range £29,031 to £31,745 dependent on experience.

Benenden School, one of the country’s leading independent boarding schools, has an exciting opportunity, for an individual with experience of working in a Purchase Ledger role, within its Finance Department.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic team player to join our Finance team, all of whom work closely with other departments in a busy and progressive educational and boarding community. Together with another team member, this role is responsible for managing the School’s purchase ledger and is involved in other aspects of the wider finance department.

The key attributes for this role are:

• Previous experience in a Purchase Ledger role
• Discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Very good attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness
• Confident in dealing with a high-volume workload (c 700-800 invoices per month)
• Ability to work autonomously
• Problem solver
• Interested in process innovation and improvement
• Excellent IT skills
• High level of professionalism with confident communication skills
• Flexible approach to work
• Ability to work independently as well as a member of a team

This is an important and demanding role. Experience working in a school and knowledge of Sage and iCompleat would be advantageous but are not essential. This is an all-year position based on 37.5 hours per week.

Benenden School is an independent day and boarding school for girls, founded in 1923 and situated in 250 acres of beautiful parkland in rural Kent. At present, there are 550 girls in the School, aged 11-18.

Meals are provided to staff whilst on duty. The School’s leisure facilities, including a fitness gym and swimming pool are available for staff to use.

Closing date 9:00am Wednesday 14 August 2024. Please visit www.benenden.school/vacancies for more information.

The School reserves the right to appoint prior to the closing date and encourages early applications.