Finance Assistant
Cumbria Education Trust, Brampton, CA8 1AR9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
as soon as possible
Closing date
1 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,711.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (FTE) pay award pending
Finance Assistant job summary
Full time 37 hrs per week - part time 30 hours and term time working available for the right candidate
We are seeking to appoint an additional Finance Assistant to support the work in out central Finance Team. You will be primarily located at the Trust’s main offices in Brampton.
The successful candidate will:
- Have previous experience of working within finance administration
- Be competent in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Have an understanding of basic financial practice and processes
- Be self-motivated, naturally organised, with good attention to detail
- Have the ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal
- Be committed to a career in accountancy and excellent service delivery
In return the Trust can offer you:
- a forward looking, positive working environment in an organisation which is committed to providing the best learning opportunities for all pupils and students in our academies
- the opportunity to work with professional, committed and ambitious colleagues in a financially secure and innovative organisation
- a comprehensive staff package including an excellent salary and access to the local government pension scheme, generous progressive holiday entitlement
- flexible working arrangements
- continuing professional development opportunities
- Free on-site parking
For an informal discussion, please contact Dan Robinson, Senior Finance Manager on 016977 45379
Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants for all posts must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post.
All staff members are required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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 Cumbria Education Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Cumbria Education Trust (CET) is a growing multi academy trust for primary and secondary schools in Cumbria. It was formed in September 2015 in response to an invitation from the Department for Education and is a not-for-profit charitable organisation.
In Cumbria Education Trust pupils and students are at the heart of all decision making – they always come first. We know that a first class education improves the life chances and choices of our young people and we are committed to providing a quality education for all, equipping them for the future.
Our aim is for each Cumbria Education Trust academy to demonstrate consistent year-on-year improvement. Collaboration is key to this; we believe in the importance of working with others to share knowledge and best practice.
By achieving our aim, we can enable every young person to reach their potential and achieve the success they deserve.
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