Finance Administrator
Lancaster Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 6FU6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
8 May 2026
Closing date
17 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 May 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
- Grade 4 SCP 7-10 (£26,403 - £28,142)
Finance Administrator job summary
Learning without Limits Academy Trust is seeking a one year maternity cover for our centralised Finance department. Our successful candidate will be responsible for providing effective and efficient financial support services for the Trust and its academies, ensuring that the day-to-day administration of Trust wide finance processes are completed in an accurate, timely and compliant manner.
LwLAT is a small multi-academy trust based in the heart of Leicester City, serving diverse and vibrant communities. We are at an incredibly exciting phase of our development where our academies are ready to leap forward both in terms of their practice and their outcomes for the young people we work with.
The successful candidate will be an integral part of the Trust’s central finance team and must enjoy working alongside a variety of people in a fast paced but supportive environment, demonstrating best practice and compliance in all they do.
The post is full time hours, all year round but part time working may be considered.
Why work for us?
You will be given the opportunity to grow professionally and personally in this role.
As a Trust we value inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, please let us know on your application and we’ll facilitate this wherever we can.
Our successful candidate must:
- Have strong excel skills and confidence to use cloud-based software systems efficiently and effectively
- Be a solution focused proactive individual
- Have excellent organisational and time management skills
- Be motivated and able to use own initiative to get allocated tasks completed
We can offer:
- Access to the highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
- Staff Benefits Package - Access to a huge range of savings from retailers such as Currys, Halfords, Wilko, Asda, Tesco, M&S, Morrisons and many more!
- Cycle to Work – This initiative also allows you to make huge Tax and National Insurance savings on the cost of a new bike and safety accessories. These savings are achieved via salary sacrifice which is managed by the Trust and lets you spread the cost to make payments more convenient.
- Free Financial Support Service from Barclays - support with all aspects of your financial health and wellbeing, and you don't need to be a Barclays customer to use the service.
- Eye Test Vouchers – Free SpecSavers eye test vouchers
- Annual Flu Vaccine – Free flu vaccine voucher annually
The role will be based at the Trust offices at Lancaster Academy, some occasional travel between school sites will be required. This post is subject to a successful Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and satisfactory references.
How to Apply:
For safer recruitment purposes we will only accept fully completed LwLAT application forms. CVs and resumes will not be considered. Early applicants may be invited to interview sooner.
Closing date: Sunday 17th May 2026, Interviews to be held on Thursday 21st May at the Trust Offices c/o Lancaster Academy, Knighton Road East, Leicester LE2 6FU.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lancaster Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
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 Lancaster Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 962 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lancaster Academy website
A very warm welcome to Lancaster Academy, a community dedicated to creating the best possible future for our students.
Our specialist focus is on nurturing students to be fully ready for a career in business and all the opportunities that it has to offer.
We believe in every student and aim for them to be the very best at what they do. That's why we're passionate about growing the aspirations of our young people and their families.
We shape conversations about what's possible and for each individual we find the right route into business -from apprenticeships after GCSEs, right through to a degree or post-graduate qualifications.
Through our tailored curriculum and close connections with companies large and small, we ensure our school leavers are READY for work and the world of enterprise and commerce, by nurturing the qualities and skills they need to succeed:
Respect, Employability, Accountability, Diversity, Young Ambassadors.
This is how we broaden horizons, cultivate ambition, build character and develop a strong work ethic.
In short, at Lancaster Academy, we work to educate, support and inspire. We are committed to developing outstanding young people, who'll be sought after because of who they are. By enabling them to prosper, we help our communities to prosper too.
At Lancaster, every day is an open day. By appointment we look forward to welcoming you through our doors to see our school community at work.
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