Finance & Administration Officer

Cheshire Academies Trust, Kelsall, CW6 0PU

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,142.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE)

Finance & Administration Officer job summary

This role is hybrid. It is predominantly based at home and IT and workstation equipment will be provided. The successful candidate will be asked to work from one of our Trust schools or to attend meetings at venues across Cheshire or Wirral on a regular basis so you will need to be within travelling distance of Cheshire/Wirral/Liverpool areas. We have a 37-hour working week and whilst we can offer some flexibility in working hours the majority of hours should be undertaken whilst our schools are in operation (9am - 5pm). This role is temporary to 31 August 2026 with the possibility of an extension.

The key responsibilities of this role include:

• Undertaking finance admin tasks in support of the work of the wider team and specific academies.
• Undertake a wide range of administrative tasks in support of colleagues in the central team.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience in a financial administration role.
• Confidence and competence in using Microsoft packages, in particular Teams and excel.
• The ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels of our organisation.
• The ability to work at pace, flexibly and with high levels of accuracy.
• A willingness to work as part of a team that gets things done!
• A drive to provide a high-quality service for our schools.

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

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.

About Cheshire Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cheshire-academies-trust

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