Finance Assistant

Life Multi Academy Trust, Leicester, LE9 9JL

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 July 2026

• Closing date

  27 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual Salary £12,334 - £12,530

Finance Assistant job summary

The Advert

Finance Assistant

Required from 1st September 2026

Grade 6, Pay Point 9-10

[Fixed term/Term time only plus two weeks]

FTE £25,994-£26,409

20 Hours a week, 2 Weeks a Year (Worked over the summer holidays)

As a Trust we believe that the staff we employ to work across our schools share the core value of ‘Bringing Learning to LiFE.’ Every member of staff, employed by the Trust, plays a pivotal part in its future success. The values and ethos of our Trust shines through each school's unique and individual culture. 

Our Trust believes in working together to achieve better outcomes for our students and serving our local communities. 

We are seeking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join our busy Central Finance Team.

You will be supporting the Central Finance Team in the management of Trust finances, and ensuring that the ESFA Financial Handbook and the Trust Finance Policy are complied with, which includes:

To be a key member of the Central Finance team

Operate the trust finance package (IRIS Financials) 

The ability to work across multiple schools within the Trust if required. 

We are looking for someone who has experience of transactional finance in purchase ledger, sales ledger, and general ledger processing, with strong organisational and communication skills and attention to detail.

The successful candidate will be a team player who can contribute to a friendly and supportive working environment.

Closing Date

The closing date is 27th July, with interviews taking place during the week commencing 10th August.

Application process

Expression of interest form and further details can be downloaded from Eteach.

Completed application forms should be submitted via ETeach. 

If you have any queries on any aspect of the application or need additional information, please contact Sarah Mayes.

Thank you, and we are really looking forward to hearing from you.

LiFE Multi Academy Trust

Leicester Lane, 

Desford

Leicester

LE9 9JL

Sarah Mayes - Chief Finance 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

LiFE Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment will be subject to a DBS check and an online search.

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 Life Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Life Multi Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/life-multi-academy-trust

All our schools work within the LiFE Operating Model. We work together in a genuinely collaborative way and we
also celebrate the strengths and individuality of each of our schools.

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