Finance Officer

Star Academies; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Healthcare cash plans

Job summary

Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy, Birmingham, part of Star Academies, seeks a driven business support professional to back pupils, teachers and stakeholders. You will contribute to a high-quality learning environment with strong financial controls and robust MIS experience.

The ideal candidate brings a degree or equivalent, school-based financial experience and a talent for building relationships across a diverse community.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification or equivalent.
• Experience of financial administration within a school setting.
• Experience of working in a financial role.
• Ability to use management information systems and transfer experience between systems.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of people.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional business support to pupils, teachers and wider stakeholders.
• Deliver outstanding customer service.
• Manage financial administration tasks within the school setting.
• Develop and maintain relationships across the Star Academies community.

Skills

Customer service

Organisational skills

Relationship building

Communication

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

MIS software

Job description

Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding support to help young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, joining the Star support team might just be the best career move you ever make. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team of support staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our pupils.

About Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham

Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy, Birmingham is a secondary school for 11 to 16 year old girls which opened in September 2019 and we were graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted during our first inspection in February 2024. The school has a Muslim faith designation, welcoming applications from pupils of all faiths and none. Like all Star schools, it will have a leadership specialism.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a talented individual to provide an exceptional business support service to our pupils, teachers and wider stakeholders. As a key member of our school’s business support team, your expertise will help to deliver an outstanding learning environment for our young people.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and specialist technical skills. You will have extensive experience of delivering outstanding customer service and possess the ability to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.

You will have:

• A degree qualification or equivalent.
• Financial administration within a school setting.
• Experience of working in a financial role.
• Ability to use management information systems; and be able to transfer the experience of using one system to another similar system if needs be.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of people.

About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, Star Talent Academy. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

Key Dates

Closing Date: Monday, 21 September 2026 at midnight.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Proposed Start Date: Monday, 02 November 2026.

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.