Finance Apprentice

Connect Multi Academy Trust, Stanley, DH9 0TW

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 June 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: National Apprentice Wage
• Additional allowances:

  National Apprentice Wage

Finance Apprentice job summary

Finance Apprentice

Location: Connect MAT Head Office (Stanley, County Durham) with some travel to Wellfield School, Wingate
Full-time Apprenticeship contract
Fixed term for a year with possible extension for duration of qualification

Connect Multi Academy Trust is seeking a motivated Finance Apprentice to join our Central Finance Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience while working towards an AAT qualification.

You will support day-to-day finance operations, including:

• Processing purchase invoices and raising sales invoices
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Supporting basic accounting tasks and reporting
• Providing administrative support to the Finance team

What We’re Looking For

• GCSEs (incl. Maths & English) and A-levels (or equivalent)
• Strong numeracy and attention to detail
• Good IT skills and willingness to learn financial systems
• Organised, reliable and keen to develop a career in Finance
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work as part of a team

What we offer:

• A structured apprenticeship programme with a recognised qualification (e.g. AAT)
• On-the-job training and mentorship from experienced Finance professionals
• Hands on experience in the Finance Team
• Positive, supportive Trust environment

Connect Multi-Academy Trust is legally obligated to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts. The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and bind-overs as well as pending prosecutions, which aren't 'protected' under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and check to establish that a person is not barred from 'regulated activity' as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

Please note that we operate a probationary period of 4 months across all jobs in the Trust. You will receive a comprehensive induction to support you to successfully pass your probation.

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 Connect Multi Academy Trust

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

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