Academy Finance Officer
Wey Valley Academy, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5AN5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
30 September 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
25 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,572.00 - £32,654.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 6 SCP 16-22 (£29,572-£32,654) Term Time, plus 2 weeks 37 hours per week – pro-rata start salary £26,502.19
Academy Finance Officer job summary
We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Academy Finance Officer to join our Central Finance Team. Working across our Weymouth academy sites, you will support the Academy Finance Managers in delivering efficient financial and administrative services. Your key responsibilities will include assisting with invoicing, income administration, financial reporting, and reconciliation tasks, as well as liaising with internal departments and external partners to ensure accurate and timely financial processes.
This is a varied and hands-on role, ideal for someone with strong communication skills and a proactive approach to supporting the financial operations of multiple academies within the Trust.
What We have to Offer:
A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education.
All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
Strong potential for career progression.
A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
A range of Employee benefits including free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing service, and corporate gym membership.
A competitive pension through The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.
Authentic Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to thorough vetting, including identity, reference, criminal record, and social media checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Wey Valley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 996 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wey Valley Academy website
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