Finance Officer

Leigh Academies Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization in Greater London seeks a dedicated Finance Officer to support financial operations at their academy. The role requires strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize tasks efficiently. You will work alongside the finance team to ensure operational effectiveness, contributing significantly to educational outcomes. This is a permanent part-time position with a salary of £21,368 per annum and flexible working hours.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to a free virtual GP Service

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively.
• Prioritize tasks to handle a busy position efficiently.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy in all financial work.

Responsibilities

• Support the Principal and Finance Managers in financial operations.
• Provide high-quality financial support to enable educational focus.
• Help maintain smooth operations across the academy's finance team.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Ability to prioritize

Job description

Salary & Benefits

Competitive salary with progression opportunities + Local Government Pension Scheme + 24/7 access to a free virtual GP Service + collaborative MAT network + additional LAT benefits.

About the Role

At Leigh Academies Trust, we are seeking a dedicated Finance Officer to join our established and supportive finance team, based at Leigh Stationers' Academy. In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring the smooth and effective financial operations across the academy.

What you’ll do

Working closely with the Principal, Finance Managers, and colleagues across the Trust, you’ll help provide a high-quality financial support service that enables our schools to focus on what matters most – giving every young person the best possible education.

Why join us

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation that values both professional growth and personal integrity. You’ll be part of a team that combines technical excellence with a strong sense of purpose – supporting our academies to deliver outstanding outcomes for students.

Requirements

Please note that this is a busy position; our successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise, excellent attention to detail and accuracy in work. Experience working in the education sector is highly advantageous.

Compensation & Working Hours

The basis of this role is permanent and offers an actual salary of £21,368 per annum (£29,146 full‑time equivalent) based on 30 hours per week, term time plus 3 weeks inset. The hiring managers can be flexible with the start and finish times and can look to offer either 4 days per week – 8am – 4pm, or 5 days per week – 9am – 3:30pm.