Finance Assistant
Ridgeway Education Trust, Didcot, OX11 7AJ37 days remaining to apply
Closing date
31 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,824.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) FTE
Finance Assistant job summary
Finance Assistant
(Part-time and full-time hours considered / all year round and term time only considered)
Ridgeway Education Trust (RET) is a multi-academy trust which comprises of Didcot Girls’ School, St Birinus School, Stephen Freeman Primary School, All Saints CofE Primary School, Hagbourne CofE Primary School, Carterton Primary School, Long Wittenham CofE Primary School and Sutton Courtenay CofE Primary School. The two secondary schools also include Didcot Sixth Form, a mixed sixth form of some 420 boys and girls.
Ridgeway Education Trust and all our schools are rooted in the values of integrity, ambition and leading for legacy with a commitment to the highest standards in everything that we do. Both secondary schools are unique as the only single sex state schools in Oxfordshire and all our schools share the same strong values of high-quality teaching and learning and respectful relationships within an inclusive learning community. We are ambitious for all our children and young people, for ourselves and our community.
The RET Charter describes our vision for Ridgeway Education Trust and the priority we give to the development of our staff team is illustrated in the RET Staff Charter. Our staff tell us that the Trust is a supportive and motivational place to work, with real attention paid to staff wellbeing, workload and professional development. Further information about our Trust can be found on our website: https://www.ridgewayeducationtrust.co.uk
Finance Assistant (part-time or full-time / all year round or term time only)
We are seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant who is organised, self motivated and able to undertake a range of finance responsibilities in order to support teaching and learning within the Trust.
Key purpose of the role
To undertake a range of finance responsibilities in order to support teaching and learning and ensure the Trust day to day financial tasks are undertaken in an efficient and effective manner in accordance with the Trust Finance Manual and Scheme of Delegation.
Principal Responsibilities
Purchase Ordering
Invoice Processing
BACS Payments
Income Receipting
Cash and Bank
Trip Reconciliation
Month End Tasks
(eg. balance sheet recs/Aged creditor analysis)
Undertake such other reasonable duties and activities as may be required from time to time as directed by postholder’s line manager, Finance Officer (Exchequer), Deputy CFO or CFO.
For further details, please refer to the job description.
Contract terms and duties
This is a permanent post with full and part time (minimum 30 hours per week) hours considered. In addition, this is an all year round contract however term time plus 2 weeks (40 weeks) will be considered.
The post is remunerated at Grade 6/7 depending on experience (£26,824 - £31,022 pa FTE pro-rata for hours agreed)
Applications for Finance Assistant
Completed application forms should be submitted via mynewterm by 9am on Friday 31 October 2025. Early application is encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
Should interested applicants wish to arrange for a conversation about the posts and/or to arrange a visit to the site prior to application an initial request should be sent to Lucy Pillay, Deputy CFO (lpillay@ridgewayeducation.com)
Please note that we reserve the right to interview candidates before the closing date so early application is recommended.
Ridgeway Education Trust is committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff working in all its schools to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS, references and pre-employment safeguarding checks. All Leadership roles will require a Section 128 check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining a post. All cases are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.
To view our Safeguarding policy, please visit our website: Safeguarding - Ridgeway Education Trust
Please be aware that you will be required to bring your original degree certificate, proof of residence and photographic ID, as applicable, to interview and online searches may be made for shortlisted candidates, as part of due diligence checks.
Our RET Staff Charter summarises the commitment we make to all staff who join and work at Ridgeway Education Trust.
We are committed to expressing our values of high-quality learning, respectful relationships and an inclusive environment in the day-to-day experience of staff and students throughout the school.
Ridgeway Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Ridgeway Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Ridgeway Education Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Ridgeway Education Trust (RET) is a multi-academy trust which comprises Didcot Girls’ School, St Birinus Boys’ School and Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School. The two secondary schools also include Didcot Sixth Form, a mixed sixth form of some 400 boys and girls.
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