Finance Assistant

New Collaborative Learning Trust; Whitwood; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational trust in Whitwood is looking for a Finance Assistant to support the bursary team. In this role, you will assess bursary applications while liaising with students and staff to ensure proper support is provided towards their studies. The ideal candidate will have excellent time management, organisational, customer service, and administrative skills along with the ability to handle sensitive conversations. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's welfare is essential. Comprehensive training and career progression opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Employer of the Year accolade

Commitment to staff wellbeing

Access to professional training

Attractive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Technology scheme

Qualifications

• Patient and understanding telephone manner for sensitive conversations.
• Willingness to undertake further training relevant to the post.
• Adaptable and open to change.

Responsibilities

• Assess bursary applications while liaising with students and staff.
• Ensure students receive support towards their studies.
• Support the operations of all schools and colleges within the Trust.

Skills

Excellent time management

Strong organisational skills

Customer service

Administrative skills

Accurate attention to detail

Good level of IT skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity to join an outstanding team and be at the forefront of our organisational development.

We are currently seeking a Finance Assistant to work within the Trust Finance Team. Working closely with the student bursary team, you will assess bursary applications, liaising with students and their next of kin as well as student-facing staff in our Colleges, to ensure students receive support towards their studies. You will need excellent time management, and strong organisational, customer service, and administrative skills.

The successful candidate will need a patient and understanding telephone manner when having sensitive conversations regarding bursaries, excellent accuracy and attention to detail, and a good level of IT skills. They should also be willing to undertake further training relevant to the post and be adaptable and open to change.

You will be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

You will be joining a dynamic, core team that supports the operations of all of the schools and colleges within our Trust. Our shared services are here to support all of our schools and colleges across several areas including Health and Safety, Finance, Estates and MIS. Having recently moved into this site you will enjoy its new facilities and fantastic transport links being situated just off the M62. With a real team ethos, the different departments work together to provide ongoing support for the growth and development of the Trust.

New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education and service.

The Trust currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three Secondary Schools and three Primary Schools.

Why Work for Us?

• NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards - these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
• Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
• Attractive pension scheme
• Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
• A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff

If you believe that you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you.