Finance Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization in St. Austell is looking for a proactive Finance Assistant to support the finance team. You will maintain accurate financial records, process invoices, and manage supplier and customer accounts. The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail, working effectively as part of a team. The position is committed to safeguarding children and requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail is required for maintaining accurate financial records.
• Excellent organisational skills to manage supplier and customer accounts effectively.
• Ability to work as part of a team to support finance operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate financial records and process invoices.
• Manage supplier and customer accounts, assisting with payment runs.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve queries and prepare data for budgets and audits.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a proactive Finance Assistant to join Wave Multi Academy Trust, providing essential support to our finance team and ensuring smooth daily operations. The role involves maintaining accurate financial records, processing invoices, managing supplier and customer accounts, and assisting with payment runs and reconciliations. You will liaise with suppliers, resolve queries, and help prepare data for budgets and audits, while ensuring compliance with Trust procedures and statutory guidance.

Our ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to work as part of a team.

For a full list of duties, please see the job description below.

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing
• Pension
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Parking

Further details about the role

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy. We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.

We Aim To

• Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
• Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
• Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well‑being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
• We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self‑esteem and express their needs and desires.
• Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
• Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and online checks may be carried out.