About Oak Activities
Oak Activities is a leading Alternative Provision education provider based across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, supporting young people through a holistic and blended learning approach. With 8 sites and over 100 staff, Oak is making a tangible difference in the lives of children and young adults in our communities.
Oak Activities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children. We abide by our Safer Recruitment policy strictly including right to work checks, identification checks, referencing checks and DBS checks.
Role Overview
You’ll play a key role in supporting the day-to-day financial operations of the business, ensuring accurate financial records, helping maintain smooth running of accounts payable and general bookkeeping.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a solid foundation in finance looking to broaden their experience in a hands-on role.
The successful candidate will be located at our Head Office in Kings Ripton, reporting into the Finance & Office Manager. The preferred start date for this role is October 2025.
This a part-time only role, working 20 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
The salary range for this position is £24,000 to £26,000 (FTE). The successful candidate will be awarded a salary commensurate with their experience.
Core Responsibilities
- Processing purchase invoices and reconciling supplier statements
- Bank reconciliations and posting payments
- Managing employee expenses
- Supporting month-end processes (journals, accruals, prepayments)
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records
- Assisting with VAT returns and other HMRC submissions
- Liaising with suppliers and internal teams
- Supporting the Finance Manager with ad hoc duties and reporting tasks
You may be expected to carry out other duties commensurate with the post as directed by the Finance & Office Manager.
Person Specification
- AAT qualification (or similar) - Desirable
Successful experience of:
- One to two years working in a finance or accounts role - Essential
Knowledge and skills
- Basic understanding of bookkeeping and accounting principles - Essential
- Competent in Microsoft Excel and accounting software - Essential
- Familiarity with payroll processes - Desirable
- Experience in a small business or SME environment - Desirable
Personal attributes
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail - Essential
- Excellent organisational and time management skills - Essential
- Honesty and integrity - Essential
- Excellent communication skills - Essential
- Ability to work independently and as part of a small team - Essential
Benefits
As a valued employee of Oak Activities, you will receive:
- Training and development opportunities
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Independent mortgage advice
- Generous bonus schemes such as performance-linked and refer a friend.
- Death in Service
Further Information
Oak Activities does not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
All applicants should be aware that they must undergo child protection screening appropriate for each job role. It’s an offence for any organisation to offer employment that involves regular contact with young people under the age of 18 to anyone who has been convicted of certain specified offences, or those who are included on lists considered unsuitable for such work held by the Department of Education.
It is also an offence for people convicted of such offences to apply for work with young people. If you are successful throughout your application, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. Further information about the Disclosure and Barring Service can be found at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Oak Activities employees are expected to abide by the Company’s safeguarding policy, code of conduct, and will attend Safeguarding training.
Oak Activities reserves the right to invite successful candidates to interview prior to the closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested candidates to submit their applications without delay.
The closing date for applications is 1st September 2025.
Thank you for your interest in working at Oak Activities.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £24,000.00-£26,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 20 per week
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Experience:
- finance or accounting: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
