Finance Administrator - Full Time, Term Time Only

Are you an experienced administrator with excellent attention to detail and a high standard of numeracy? Do you enjoy supporting a busy, professional office environment? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking a proactive and detail-orientated Finance Administrator to join our small and supportive central team. Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the efficient, accurate, and timely handling of the Company’s financial activities. This role includes processing purchase and sales ledger transactions, managing supplier records, reconciling credit cards and petty cash, and contributing to the continuous improvement of financial procedures and practices.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues, ensuring compliance with financial policies, data protection, and audit requirements, while maintaining high standards of professionalism and confidentiality.

This is a varied and fast-paced role, ideal for someone with a strong standard of numeracy, excellent administrative skills, and a proactive approach.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has recent demonstrable experience working in an administrative or finance role.
• Holds GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics at grade C or above.
• Has excellent attention to detail and accuracy in their work.
• Can prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates strong communication skills and a professional telephone manner.
• Has experience with computerised accounting packages* and purchase and sales ledger processes (desirable).
• Experience reconciling credit card and petty cash transactions (desirable).

The Company use Access Financials; no experience of this specific package is necessary as training will be given.

Experience with reconciling credit card and petty cash transactions is desirable but not essential, if you are a quick learner with the right attitude and core transferable skills, we would still like to hear from you.

This is a term time only post + 1 week (40 weeks per year).  

Actual pro-rated salary range is £22,700 – £23,429 (based on full-time equivalent £25,183 – £25,992) for working 37 hours per week.

Full time hours: 08:30–16:30 Monday to Thursday, 08:30–16:00 Friday

Please review the job description and person specification for further information about the role. If you're ready to make a difference in a rewarding environment and contribute to the smooth financial running of our organisation, we encourage you to apply.

About the Dorset Centre of Excellence:

The Dorset Centre of Excellence is located just outside Shaftesbury and set in 55 acres of beautiful countryside. Coombe House School supports children and young people with social communication, emotional and learning needs, all of whom have an EHCP.

What we offer:

•  A workplace set in beautiful surroundings.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Free, confidential employee assistance programme. 
• Enhanced NEST Pension Scheme (10% employers' contribution).
• Continuous professional development and training
• Use of leisure facilities (gym and swimming pool), at specified times. 
• Death in Service (3 x salary).
• Health Care Plan after probation period with reimbursement for dental, optical, prescription, and therapies
• Supportive leadership team and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Wellbeing support, including qualified Mental Health First Aiders.

This post involves working with children or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 22 June 2025

Interviews to be held on Wednesday 2 July 2025

Please contact Claire Taylor, Assistant HR Manager on 01747 449858 for any queries, or email hr@coombehouse.org..uk



We are committed to safeguarding and expect everyone who works in our school (and visitors to our school) to share this commitment. We take all safeguarding and welfare concerns seriously and encourage our pupils to talk to us about any worries they may have. We will always act in the best interests of the child. The successful applicant must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS.