Finance Assistant

• Castle Hill Infant School
• Address: Dryden Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 6QD
• Salary: £25,185 - £25,989 per annum (pro rata), Grade 3, Point 4 to Point 6
• Hours: Part time, 20 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
• Contract: Permanent, Required from June 2026
• Reference: 8877

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join us and be a part of our highly valued, hard working and friendly Admin Team.

The hours are to be worked over 5 days 9am - 1pm or over 4 days 9am - 2pm Mondays and Fridays are required working days for this role.

Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools are established schools based in Ipswich. We are two schools, working as one.  We are part of a thriving multi-academy trust, ASSET Education.

We are incredibly proud of our schools; our curriculum is inspiring and engaging, supporting pupils to uncover new worlds and opportunities.

We have high expectations for our learners to achieve and develop them to be active members of our school community through our values of PASSION, RESILIENCE, INTEGRITY, DETERMINATION and EQUITY.

We nurture the whole child; understanding the importance of developing pupils socially, emotionally and culturally.

Castle Hill is proudly inclusive. Everyone is valued and celebrated within our community. All are lifelong members of #TeamCastleHill.

Be your best, give it your all, do it with PRIDE

You will:

• Have experience of working in a financial role preferably within a school.
• Be organised and have time management skills.
• Pay attention to detail, with an ability to spot numerical errors.
• Be versatile and enthusiastic with excellent communication skills.
• Be reliable with a calm and strategic approach to problem solving.
• Have the ability to work under pressure.
• Be a competent user of Google Drive, using Google Docs; creating letters, Google Sheets and Data collection
• Be able to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team.

This post will be reporting directly to Joanne Sparkhall Office Manager and will be based at Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools.

We offer:

• A flexible approach and ability to work as part of a team.
• A willingness to fully participate in all aspects of school life.
• The ability to use their initiative.
• A commitment to professional development.

For more information

Please read the Recruitment Pack (pdf).

If you would like an informal discussion with our Office Manager please contact Joanne Sparkhall by emailing office@castlehillprimary.org.uk or call 01473 741758.

Please feel free to visit our website.

How to apply

To apply, and complete our application, please visit our career portal.

Closing date: 12.00 pm, 11 May 2026.

Interview date: Week commencing 18 May 2026.

Please note:

In line with our safeguarding practices, we are unable to accept CVs (Curriculum Vitae).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

All candidates are advised to read the Recruitment Pack before making an application.

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

You will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references.