Senior Finance Officer

Cornwall Education Learning Trust; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Education Learning Trust (CELT) is seeking a Senior Finance Officer (Budget Support) to join our central finance team. You will provide budget support, financial analysis and guidance across the Trust and its schools.

You will contribute to monitoring, forecasting, reconciliations and month-end processes, helping budget holders understand their financial position and supporting informed decisions. Recruiters welcome all qualified applicants.

Qualifications

• Experience with budget monitoring and month-end processes.
• Ability to provide budget guidance to schools and Trust teams.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality budget support, financial analysis and guidance to schools and Trust teams.
• Contribute to budget monitoring, forecasting, reconciliations and month-end processes.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Reconciliations

Attention to detail

Job description

Senior Finance Officer (Budget Support)

Cornwall Education Learning Trust (CELT) is seeking an experienced and highly organised Senior Finance Officer (Budget Support) to join our central finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional to play a key role in supporting effective financial management across the Trust.

Working closely with senior finance colleagues, you will provide high-quality budget support, financial analysis and guidance to schools and Trust teams. You will contribute to accurate budget monitoring, forecasting, reconciliations and month-end processes, helping budget holders understand their financial position and make informed decisions.

We are looking for someone with strong financial and analytical skills, excellent attention to detail and the confidence to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels. You will be proactive, solutions-focused and able to manage competing priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and professionalism.

If you are looking for a rewarding finance role where your expertise can make a real difference to the effective use of resources across education, we would love to hear from you.

For more information, please contact Recruitment Team at [e-mail]