Finance Assistant

Aletheia Academies Trust; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

GP telephone consultations

Kent Rewards discounts

Blue Light Card

Mental health support

Annual eye tests

Job summary

Aletheia Academies Trust Central Finance Team is recruiting a Finance Assistant on a part-time basis (37 hours per week, term time only). The role supports ordering, invoicing and supplier payments across the Trust’s schools. It is a hands-on position reporting to the Purchase to Pay Manager within the Central Finance Team.

The role contributes to timely reporting and compliance with internal and external requirements, and supports the Trust’s growing network of schools across the region.

Qualifications

• This is a hands-on role within the Central Finance Team, ensuring consistency, accuracy and strong financial control across the Trust.
• Supports the delivery of core finance functions and timely reporting to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements.
• You will assist the Purchase to Pay Manager in coordinating ordering and invoice processes across the Trust’s schools.

Responsibilities

• This is a hands-on role within the Central Finance Team, working closely with colleagues across the Trust to ensure consistency, accuracy, and strong financial control across the Trust.
• The role supports the effective delivery of core finance functions, contributing to timely reporting and compliance with internal and external requirements.
• You will support the Trust Purchase to Pay Manager, working within a team of Trust Finance Assistants that are specifically responsible for managing the ordering and invoice processes across the Trust’s schools.

Job description

Finance Assistant

Part Time: 37 hours per week, Term Time only (39 weeks per year)

Salary: £23,101 - £23,484 actual salary per annum, pro rata to £26,385 - £26,822 for a full time, All year round position

Location: Our Central Offices are based at Alkerden CofE Academy, Colyer Drive, Ebbsfleet Valley DA10 1HN

This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding Multi Academy Trust Central Finance Team. Finance Assistants work as part of the wider team and are specifically responsible for supporting the ordering, invoicing, and supplier payment processes across the Trust’s schools.

This is a hands-on role within the Central Finance Team, working closely with colleagues across the Trust to ensure consistency, accuracy, and strong financial control across the Trust. The role supports the effective delivery of core finance functions, contributing to timely reporting and compliance with internal and external requirements.

You will support the Trust Purchase to Pay Manager, working within a team of Trust Finance Assistants that are specifically responsible for managing the ordering and invoice processes across the Trust’s schools.

You will play an important role within a growing Central Finance Team that currently oversees finances for the Trust Central Fund, 2 all-through schools, 3 secondary schools, and 14 primary schools. This position reports directly to the Purchase to Pay Manager.

Why work at Aletheia Academies Trust? Some of our Trust benefits include:

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
• Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
• Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Free annual eye tests