FINANCE ASSISTANT

Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0BL

37 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  25 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,648.00 - £12,017.00 Annually (Actual) Your weekly hours will be 21 hours per week working term time only, 38 weeks a year

FINANCE ASSISTANT job summary

Under the supervision of the Finance Managers, the post holder will provide support to all schools within the Trust and will include:-

• Maintain accurate and up to date accounts for specific activities such as school trips, including booking transport for trips and analysing relevant data
• Processes around financial data using the SAGE accounting system (training will be provided)
• Processing of invoices and allocating appropriate expenditure codes to transactions
• Supporting the procurement process for goods and services
• General finance support to the Finance Team

The successful applicant will have excellent administrative and organisation skills and have knowledge using Microsoft Office, i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook. Working well either as part of a team or independently.

Previous experience of using SAGE would be an advantage but is not essential as training will be provided.

Sandstone Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust with Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College, Weaverham High School, Eaton Primary School, Tarvin Primary School and Kings Moat Community Primary School (from Sept 2026) all being part of the Trust. This role will be split between both Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College and the Trust Central Office.

If this role is of interest to you, please complete the online process via the School Website vacancies section and click on Apply Now. If you have any queries, please contact Pamela Zborowski, HR and Governance Manager either by calling 01829 732558 or by email pzborowski@tarporleyhigh.co.uk

THE TRUST IS COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO UNDERTAKE AN ENHANCED DBS CHECK. SAFEGUARDING POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL WEBSITE.

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

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory enchanced check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
Safeguarding Policies are available to view on the school website

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 Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1186 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tarporley-high-school-and-sixth-form-college-tarporley

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