11 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    18 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    5 August 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Salary £30,500 - £32,600

Finance Assistant job summary

The Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust (DEMAT)

is seeking to appoint a full-time

Finance Assistant

35 hours per week

Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

Salary: £30,500 - £32,600

Location: The post is based at DEMAT’s offices in Ely and involves travel to DEMAT schools and other Trust locations as required.

Hybrid working is available.

Commencing as soon as possible

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Finance Team within DEMAT. It is an opportunity for a candidate to gain experience within a large muti-academy trust, develop their career and make a real difference to the schools.

The Finance Assistant will act as a first point of contact for schools and provide key management information, support and guidance on a range of finance matters to Head Teachers and senior leaders within DEMAT. As well as strong finance skills the role requires excellent communication skills, the ability to prioritise and deliver to tight deadlines.

The successful applicant will:

Be experienced working in a similar finance role

Have generalist finance experience in all key areas – financial planning, monthly reporting and analysis, and balance sheet reviews

Have experience of working in a team

Be able to develop good working relationships.

Be resilient and be able to prioritise and set clear priorities in managing their workload.

Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate well at all levels.

About Us

DEMAT is a large multi-academy Trust which consists of 39 primary academies and approximately 7,000 pupils. Our primary focus as a Trust is to ensure that every child in our schools receives a world-class education through a knowledge-rich curriculum which values the arts as well as what may be perceived as more academic subjects. We are unapologetic about holding the highest expectations for our children, for their outcomes as well as their behaviour and personal development. DEMATs vision is to; To learn. To know. To lead out. This sets out what we do as a Trust and how we work with our children to become confident within society and to develop as individuals. This is encapsulated in the DEMAT Promise and underpinned by our values of Love, Community, Trust, Respect and Ambition. To find out more about the Trust, please visit https://www.demat.org.uk/

If we sound like your perfect match, then we want to hear from you! In order to be considered please complete a full application on My New Term

In return we can offer you

GP 24/7 service and access to an online health and wellbeing hub

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Access to Eyecare Vouchers

Discount Schemes

Competitive salary & pension schemes

Friendly and close-knit team

A commitment to on-going professional development

Inclusive policies and practices

For more information on the role, please see the attached job description and person specification and contact the Recruitment Team on: recruitment@demat.org.uk

Please apply via My New Term. No email applications will be accepted.

Closing date: Monday 18 August 2025, midday

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a suitable number of internal or external applications

Safer Recruitment

The Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust (DEMAT) is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.

DEMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of DEMATs due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.

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

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.

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About The Diocese Of Ely Multi Academy Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust

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