Finance Assistant

Central Co Operative Learning Trust, Burton Upon Trent, DE13 0AS

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  5 September 2025

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: £23,236.00 Annually (Actual)

Finance Assistant job summary

Fixed Term Contract until October 2026 (potential to become permanent as the Trust structure is under review)

Working Term Time plus 2 weeks

NJC Staffordshire Grade 4

37 hours per week

The Finance Assistant is often a first point of contact for the Finance Department and will therefore be expected to demonstrate exemplary customer service to both internal and external customers and be able to resolve problems and complaints in a sensitive manner. The post holder will be expected to be professional and flexible in line with the business needs of the Trust

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Purchase Orders - processing authorised purchase requisitions & sending to suppliers. Processing of online orders where appropriate. Liaising with both staff & suppliers to ensure value for money and correct delivery of goods.
• Invoice payments - Ensuring invoices are correctly approved, accurately processing authorised invoices for payment on a regular basis (from official orders, non order items and direct debits), using the school’s financial system, scanning and filing paid invoices.
• First point of contact for purchase ledger queries.
• Maintaining relationships with suppliers.
• Income/sales ledger - raising sales invoices when needed and liaising with customers to ensure payment is received.
• Cash Book and journals - post cash book receipts and payments, including from the cashless system. Post credit card transactions and other journals as directed.
• Provide information for internal and external audit as required.
• Undertake general administrative duties as required.
• Be prepared to work at other academies within the Trust if needed.

The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive, and the trust may require the job holder to undertake duties commensurate with the level of the role.

As part of your wider duties and responsibilities you are required to be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person. Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

CCLT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Central Co Operative Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Central Co Operative Learning Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/central-co-operative-learning-trust

Central Co-operative Learning Trust (CCLT) is a primary only Multi-Academy Trust, established by three founder schools in November 2017. We have grown by reputation and now have eight primary phase schools, six in Staffordshire and two in Walsall.

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