Finance Assistant

WMJobs; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational support

Flexi perks

Salary sacrifice scheme

Perkbox subscription

Professional learning and training

Job summary

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is seeking a Finance Assistant to join the Central Finance Team in Birmingham. The role supports the trust by handling finance queries, maintaining debtor information in the finance system, and processing purchase orders in line with procedures.

Ideal candidates will have experience with Purchase Ledger, knowledge of IRIS Financials, and a background in finance. This hybrid role allows one day per week from home, with the base at Smith’s Wood Academy.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of IRIS Financials and Procurement.
• Purchase Ledger experience.
• Previously worked in Finance.

Responsibilities

• Be the first port of call for all incoming queries, verbal and in writing, and respond to these where appropriate or escape as necessary
• Input standing information to the Trust's Finance system (supplies debtors) in accordance with procedures
• Process Purchase Orders from requisitions accurately and according to agreed authorisation and timescales in accordance with procedures

Skills

Purchase Ledger experience

IRIS Financials knowledge

Procurement

Tools

IRIS Financials

Job description

Fairfax Multi Academy Trust,

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our Central Finance Team to provide key support to the Trust.

In this role, you will:

• Be the first port of call for all incoming queries, verbal and in writing, and respond to these where appropriate or escape as necessary
• Input standing information to the Trust's Finance system (supplies debtors) in accordance with procedures
• Process Purchase Orders from requisitions accurately and according to agreed authorisation and timescales in accordance with procedures

To be successful, you will ideally have:

• Knowledge of IRIS Financials and Procurement
• Purchase Ledger experience
• Previously worked in Finance

This post could be term-time only plus 2 weeks or an all-year-round post.

Please note, this role will be based at Smith’s Wood Academy, Windward Way, Smith’s Wood, Birmingham, B36 0UE. The Finance Team is based at Smith's Wood Academy, with one day a week (Wednesday) working from home.

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust

At Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, we enrich lives and transform futures. Our four academies in and around Birmingham offer an outstanding quality of education, recognising that all our children are individuals and delivering exceptional pastoral care to ensure their happiness. Whilst we place strong emphasis on academic achievement, we take a holistic view of education and maintain exciting extracurricular programmes to create the well-rounded young adults of tomorrow. We’re also creating outstanding careers that could take you anywhere within our network – and take your future anywhere you want to go.

Benefits

When you join Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, you join a nurturing family where your professional satisfaction and personal happiness really count. You can expect heavy investment in your career development alongside an outstanding package of benefits, including:

• Educational support
• Flexi perks
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Perkbox subscription
• Professional learning and regular training
• Counselling, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a Wellness Hub
• Wellbeing updates and stress management guidance
• Menopause awareness training
• Free flu jabs
• Access to fitness programmes, including yoga, HIIT and more
• Access to physical activities during our Trust-wide Wellbeing Week
• Diet and nutrition webinars

Closing date: 9.00am on 7 September 2026.

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-197