Finance Assistant

Meadowhead School Academy Trust, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8BR

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 June 2026

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: £26,403.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) 23667.65 - 25635.25 per annum inclusive of holiday pay

Finance Assistant job summary

Meadowhead School and Sixth Form has an opportunity for a Finance Assistant to work as a member of the team in the Finance Office providing a comprehensive range of financial and related functions which are responsive to the needs of the school and are carried out efficiently and and effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be required to:

• To operate computer based and manual financial and clerical systems within the school in a secure manner
• To operate the school’s petty cash, undertaking the safe collection, correct handling, recording and banking of cash in accordance with financial regulations.
• To assist in the operation of the school’s financial systems, including processing orders, deliveries and invoices, and providing financial information to the Finance Manager and nominated budget holders according to the agreed school policies
• To operate the school’s parental payment system and provide assistance to parents when necessary. Process and supply students with revision guides and resources ordered via the ParentPay system.

You will have:

• ICT skills, in particular competency in the use of Microsoft office systems.
• Accuracy in completing tasks
• The ability to work independently, effectively manage time and own workload and work to deadlines
• The ability to show initiative, self-motivation and flexibility

We will offer:

• a supportive and collaborative staff team
• opportunities for professional development and training
• a chance to make a real difference in students’ lives
• strong staff wellbeing ethos with access to Occupational Health and Wellbeing support via Smart Clinic

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Meadowhead School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

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.

About Meadowhead School Academy Trust

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meadowhead School Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meadowhead-school-academy-trust

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