6 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    13 July 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    7 July 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Accounting

Working pattern

Full time: Full time, 37 hours/week, 52 weeks per year

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Pay Scale S02, point 26 – 28, £37,280 - £39,152 FTE per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will have:

  • AAT Level 3 (or equivalent experience) and GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths
  • Experience in a finance role, including management accounts, budgeting, cash management, and financial controls
  • Experience managing or supervising a small finance team
  • Strong IT skills, particularly advanced Excel, and experience using finance systems (Sage experience desirable)
  • Knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping, VAT, and financial compliance (academy sector experience is desirable)
  • Excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
  • A collaborative, professional approach, with a commitment to confidentiality, safeguarding, and supporting schools across multiple sites

What the school offers its staff

Anglian Learning is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their Shared Services Finance Team.

This role oversees the Finance functions across a portfolio of primary and secondary schools, ensuring the efficient delivery of financial administration, including purchase orders, invoices, income, and cash management.

The role is responsible for preparing monthly management accounts, supporting budget planning, and maintaining effective financial controls. Working closely with Headteachers and school staff, the Finance Business Partner provides expert financial advice and support while leading and developing Finance Officers through training, performance management, and day-to-day supervision to deliver a high-quality finance service.

Flexible working opportunities

As an employee of AnglianLearning,you wouldbenefitfrom access to a range of employee benefits and Trust-wide initiatives. For an overview of the benefits on offer please refer to the Recruitment Information Pack.

*Regrettablywe are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must either have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application or bein the process of obtainingthis, as proof of right to work will berequiredduring the recruitment process.

If working for an organisation that strives to have a long-lasting positive impact on its pupils and local community sounds appealing then we want to hear from you!

For further information about the role requirements, our Trust and school, please see the attached documentation.

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We value diversity and welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.As a Disability Confident Employer we are committed to working with applicants and existing staff to explore ways in which we can remove barriers to support everyone to fulfil their potential. If you would benefit from adjustments in order to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please get in contact to discuss options.

Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to robust pre-employment checks including but not limited to checks carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online presence check prior to interview.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website:www.anglianlearning.org

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Soham Village College

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1436 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01223 340340

Soham Village College is a delightful place to learn and to work. We have skilled, committed teams of teachers and associate staff who help create a supportive working atmosphere. Relationships between staff and students are a strength of the school and students have highly positive attitudes to learning. Students clearly enjoy their learning and excellent teaching motivates students well. As a result, behaviour is good in classrooms and during social time.

We pride ourselves on the wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities which we offer to our students. We strive for excellence in and out of the classroom and we have been delighted by the successes of our students of all abilities and interests.

Arranging a visit to Soham Village College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@anglianlearning.org.

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