Finance Assistant Intern (Brighton College Prep Hove)

Brighton College Prep Hove is seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant Intern on a full-time basis.

Main Purpose of the Role: To assist with the efficient running of the Finance department. This is a fixed-term placement for one year, with the possibility of an extension to the contract or a permanent position, starting in September 2026.

General Duties and Responsibilities
• Monitoring of accounts and credit card mailboxes whilst dealing with incoming queries.
• Performing monthly reconciliations for key balance sheet accounts.
• Budget holder administration.
• Assist with the Purchase Ledger.
• Assist with the ordering of resources.
• Banking tasks; cash counting and paying in (charity).
• Assist credit with posting of incoming payments and issuing receipts.
• Assisting with year-end audit.
• Bill run assistance (to include inputting of charges, checking of bills and deposit refund process).
• Collate all details on chargeable extras for invoicing.
• Trip management: set up trips on MIS and ensure back up documents in place, reconcile residential trip payments.
• Assist in the administration of the Brighton & Hove Early Years Education Funding.
• Any other reasonable management request.

Person Specifications
The successful candidate will have:
• Excellent communication skills
• Good time management skills.
• The ability to work both alone and in a team.
• A polite, friendly and helpful attitude.
• Positive collaboration, with an ability to bring out the best in those around them.
• An infectious "can do" attitude.
• Be proficient in working with ICT in a professional environment, including good typing skills.
• A strong working knowledge of Word and Excel (essential).

Hours of Work
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break (37.5 hours per week).

For full details of the role please see the Job Profile Document on our website.