Starting salary £18,000
18 month Fixed Term | 37.5 hours per week | 52 weeks per annum
We have an exciting opportunity to join our established Finance Department as an Apprentice Finance Assistant. The aim of this role is to support in the smooth running of the Finance Department, providing support in Credit control, Billing, Purchase ledger and Banking. The role will provide experience of all areas of the finance department and will enable the successful applicant to complete the L3 Apprenticeship as an Accountants Assistant.
This is a fixed term role for 18 months or until the end of the Apprenticeship whichever is sooner. The working hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5:00pm all year round. Further information can be found within the Job Description on the Website.
Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1000 boys and girls aged three to eighteen. We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 600 staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities.
Benefits include free life assurance, parking; a contributory pension scheme (matched at 4%); membership availability to the School’s healthcare scheme (via BUPA); free lunch on full days worked; free hot drinks supplied and lunch provided; annual salary reviews; free use of the Felsted Gym and pool facilities; subsidised on-site Coffee Shop; and membership to Felsted Connect; an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers. More information on our rewards package can be found on our website felsted.org/employment-opps/rewards.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 13 August 2026 at 9:00am.
We reserve the right to close this role early if required.
Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date
