St Hugh's School - Accountant

Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated qualified Accountant to join the Bursary team and play a key role in managing the school’s financial operations

Detail

ACCOUNTANT

Start Date – as soon as possible

Salary – Competitive depending on experience

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated qualified Accountant to join the Bursary team and play a key role in managing the school’s financial operations. The successful candidate will also have excellent communication skills, a natural enthusiasm and flexibility to engage across a broad variety of activities.

This is a fixed term position until December 2026 but there is scope for a permanent position, around department growth and succession plan. The post holder will report directly to the Bursar. This a part-time position (40% term time plus) but there is flexibility on the working pattern.

St Hugh's is a highly regarded coeducational day and boarding school with 350 pupils between the ages of 3 and 13. We are situated on a beautiful green campus of 40 acres in the South Oxfordshire countryside, only 25 minutes from Central Oxford. In June 2025, the Headmaster and Governors announced that St Hugh’s would be opening a Senior School in September 2026. It is a very exciting time to be joining St Hugh’s.

We offer excellent benefits, including a competitive salary on our own salary scale with scope for progression, an outstanding working environment in our beautiful estate with easy access to transport links and being part of our vibrant and supportive community. We offer free car parking, free meals during term time, a discount on School fees and the use of our sporting and gym facilities.

Full details of our staff benefits and recruitment procedures, including an application form, can be found on our School recruitment page https://www.st-hughs.co.uk/news/staff-vacancies

To apply, please complete and return the fully completed application form to recruitment@st-hughs.co.uk. This should include a supporting statement outlining the extent to which you meet our requirements as set out in the job description and person specification, and details of two referees, one of which should be a current or most recent employer. References may be taken up before interview.

Applications will be considered on receipt and should arrive no later than 10.00am on Monday 16th February 2026 and interviews will take place in the week of 23rd February 2026. We reserve the right to interview at any point during the recruitment process so early applications are encouraged.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (including a check against the Children’s Barred List), and other pre-employment screening including a check on the Secretary of State list of prohibited staff.

Documents

• Accountant_Jan26 PDF Document