Finance Assistant

Tennyson Learning Community, Luton, LU1 3RS

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 April 2026

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13,374.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale L3.6

Finance Assistant job summary

Post Title: Finance Assistant

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the daily processing and admin are kept up to date within finance.

Some of the main responsibilities will include:

Process purchase requisitions, invoices, and credit notes on the finance system Access.

Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies.

Answer phone calls and contact suppliers regarding any order queries.

Adding new suppliers to the system after completing checks.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in finance.
• Knowledge of financial regulations and best practices.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively.

What the Tennyson Learning Community Offers:

• A supportive and inclusive environment with a focus on professional development.
• The chance to shape financial strategy and contribute to meaningful educational outcomes.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

Start Date: 1st April 2026

Hours: 24 hours per week

Job Type: Fixed Term linked to growth plans

Working Days: Monday - Wednesday 08:00am-16:00pm, with a 30 minute unpaid break

Salary Grade: NJC Grade L3 - Point 6 - £25,989 (FTE), Annual Actual £13,374 plus pension benefits and family private healthcare

Apply: Please apply via My New Term Tennyson Learning Community, Luton, | Teaching Jobs & Education Jobs | MyNewTerm

CVs will not be accepted for any posts. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Contact: Christy Broux - HR@tennysonroad.school

Tel:01582314324

Further Information: Tennyson Learning Community -Home

Visits to the trust are warmly welcomed and encouraged.

About Tennyson Learning Community

The Tennyson Learning Community is an established primary Academy Trust with the aim of supporting and leading the growth and improvement of primary academies across the county.

We are driven by a moral purpose and a vision that ensures every child has the right to outstanding teaching and, every academy, exceptional leadership. It is our vision to work with our children, their parents/carers and our staff to create and to sustain excellent academies.

You will share our core values and have a passionate desire to help children learn. Be committed to help all our children succeed through school whilst having a caring and nurturing nature.

What we can offer you

The Tennyson Learning Community can offer the successful candidate the support from staff, parents and trustees/governors who are enthusiastic, caring and committed to working as a team to achieve the best journey for our pupils.

You will have the opportunity to develop new skills and stay motivated through guidance and support of the Senior Leadership Team and Trust Executives, who have great plans for Trust and who really value committed members of staff. You will be enhancing your career by enrolling on the Tennyson Learning Community's numerous training opportunities and CPD schemes that effectively progress the knowledge and skill set of our staff team. This is a fantastic opportunity if you are motivated to work within a Trust where, at the heart of our mission, is our determination to improve life chances for all our pupils.

Safeguarding Statement:

TLC is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding. A satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children’s Barred List Check is required as a condition of employment. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted on shortlisted candidates to identify anything that may need further exploration with candidates and references will be sought. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Equal Opportunities Statement:

At the Tennyson Learning Community we believe that all individuals are of equal value and we are committed to equal opportunities for all. All people who work and study in the school have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, class, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this vacancy.

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

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 Tennyson Learning Community

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tennyson-learning-community

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