Finance Assistant

New Collaborative Learning Trust, Normanton, WF6 1RN

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 February 2026

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Permanent, Full Time, Full Year, Working Pattern Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 16:30 (we are flexible to an alternate start and finish time, please state preference at interview)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Support Staff Salary Band E, Scale Points 6-9, £25,558 - £26,818

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are currently seeking a Finance Assistant to work within the Trust Finance Team. Working closely with the student bursary team, you will assess bursary applications, liaising with students and their next of kin as well as student-facing staff in our Colleges, to ensure students receive support towards their studies. You will need excellent time management, and strong organisational, customer service, and administrative skills.

The successful candidate will need a patient and understanding telephone manor when having sensitive conversations regarding bursaries, excellent accuracy and attention to detail, and a good level of IT skills. They should also be willing to undertake further training relevant to the post and be adaptable and open to change.

You will be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

You will be joining a dynamic, core team that supports the operations of all of the schools and colleges within our Trust. Our shared services are here to support all of our schools and colleges across several areas including Health and Safety, Finance, Estates and MIS. Having recently moved into this site you will enjoy its new facilities and fantastic transport links being situated just off the M62. With a real team ethos, the different departments work together to provide ongoing support for the growth and development of the Trust.

What the school offers its staff

New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education and service.

The Trust currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three Secondary Schools and three Primary Schools.

Why Work for Us?

• NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards - these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
• Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
• Attractive pension scheme
• Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
• A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff

If you believe that you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you

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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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About New Collaborative Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: New Collaborative Learning Trust website
• Email address: CentralTeam-recruitment@nclt.ac.uk
• Phone number: 01977802802
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/new-collaborative-learning-trust

Arranging a visit to New Collaborative Learning Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email CentralTeam-recruitment@nclt.ac.uk.

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