Finance Officer

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement 35 days

Staff benefits scheme

Leadership development

Job summary

Delta Academies Trust is recruiting a part-time Finance Manager for Greengates Primary Academy on the Leeds Bradford border. You will work closely with the Head of Academy to manage financial operations, reporting and compliance within agency timelines.

The role involves preparing financial information for central Delta finance and maintaining sound financial controls while supporting staff development through dedicated CPD and a supportive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience in school finance or local authority accounting preferred.
• Ability to produce accurate financial information for stakeholders.
• Knowledge of financial controls and reporting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Academy with financial management and reporting.
• Ensure academy procedures are followed and reports submitted to Delta finance on time.
• Support central finance with data and reconciliations as required.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Attention to detail

Job description

Greengates Primary Academy are looking to appoint a Finance Manager to join our academy as soon as possible on a part time, permanent basis.

Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.

Your new role

As the Finance Officer, you will support the Head of Academy through the provision of financial support and information. You will ensure the academy’s financial management is sound and procedures are adhered to with relevant reports submitted to the central Delta finance department in accordance with deadlines.

Please see the job description on our website for the essential criteria and more information.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.

Your new school

Greengates Primary Academy is a 1 form entry school on the Leeds Bradford border. Our children are amazing, and we are a team of enthusiastic, passionate and caring staff, who are welcoming, friendly and keen to support and develop any new comers to our family.

Our staff are talented and enthusiastic and have all contributed to the academy’s success story. We also have access to a staff benefits scheme. At Greengates Primary Academy we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best.

Why join us?

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

CPD

At Delta Academies Trust, we’re committed to your ongoing development and supporting your ambitions, this includes our internal leadership development programmes, Leadership Pathways

Employee Benefits

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing.

Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.

Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences.

Therefore, we will consider job applicants who have a criminal record based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where needed, qualifications and training. However, our approach depends on the job, and whether it is covered by, or exempt from, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.

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