Finance Assistant - Fixed Term Maternity Cover

Staffordshire University Academies Trust, Stoke-On-Trent, ST4 2DF

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25185

What skills and experience we're looking for

Desired skills

• The Finance Assistant will be working within a busy and efficient Finance department.
• The role is varied, assisting with coordinating a number of specific finance processes on a day-to-day basis, to ensure the smooth running of the finance function.
• This position also requires exceptional administrative and communication skills.
• Have excellent ICT, written and verbal communication skills.
• Have good organisational skills.
• Professional telephone manner.
• Finance experience and knowledge is essential.
• The successful candidate will be self-motivated, confident and an enthusiastic person who enjoys using their own initiative.

Personal qualities

What the school offers its staff

SUAT is pleased to offer employees various benefits, inclusive of (but not limited to):

• A friendly and supportive finance team
• Further training opportunities
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement
• Generous Pension
• Once trained, and where appropriate for the role, there may be the opportunity for Hybrid Working to offer a flexible approach to work life balance
• Free Car Parking
• Wellbeing Support
• On Site Catering Facilities
• Trust Laptop
• An opportunity to work for SUAT which has strong links to the University of Staffordshire

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

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

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About Staffordshire University Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: LALLEN@SUATRUST.CO.UK
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/staffordshire-university-academies-trust

Staffordshire University Academies Trust is a Multi Academy Trust comprising of twenty academies spread throughout Staffordshire. We are looking to appoint a Finance Officer to start in September 2023 at our head offices on the Staffordshire University campus, Leek Road. The role will focus on supporting the finance team through various roles and tasks as well as having the opportunity to demonstrate independent work skills, team working and progression.

Please see the job description attached for further details.

All application forms and recruitment monitoring forms should be completed and returned to lallen@suatrust.co.uk by the closing date.

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