Finance Assistant

The Learning Trust, Chester, CH3 7AD

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,016.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 4, SCP 4 to SCP6 £26,016 to £26,847 per annum (£15,487.56 to £15,9852.26 pro rata) 25 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

Finance Assistant job summary

Thank you for your initial interest in the above post. In this pack you will find detailed information about the post including a full Job description.

We are seeking to appoint a proactive, flexible and customer focused Finance Assistant to join our central Trust Finance team. This is a varied and rewarding role, providing high quality support across all Trust schools.

Working closely with the Trust Finance Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring all schools are fully supported with their day to day finance needs. You will be the first point of contact for staff and students, helping to resolve issues, maintain systems and support the effective use of technology to enhance operational efficiency.

This role requires someone who can build positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and is committed to delivering a consistent and high standard of service across the Trust, so flexibility and a collaborative mindset are important. No two days are the same, and you will need to be adaptable, organised and confident working both independently and as part of a wider team.

Training and development will be provided as part of the induction process.

We believe that each of the Trust's schools are great places to work in. Results are strong (and improving), facilities are excellent, the students are highly motivated to succeed, and the schools are situated in great surroundings. Each of us is always striving to live by the values of each school and those of the Trust overall - namely "Nurture, Ambition, Excellence" and we do demand that all staff must be role models for those characteristics at all times.

I do hope, having read this pack, that you feel excited by the role and will apply early for this post. For an application form and full information about the position, please visit the ‘Join Us’ page on The Learning Trust website: https://www.tltrust.co.uk/join-us and apply through ‘MyNewTerm’.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9am on Wednesday 21st October 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 2 November 2026.

I really do hope that you are interested in applying for this post and I thank you in advance for all the work you will put into your application - I know just how much work it will entail!

Tom Kearns

Chief Executive Officer

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 The Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-learning-trust-chester

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