Finance Assistant

The Wulfruna Partnership, Wolverhampton, WV3 0HY

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  28 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

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: £26,403.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE) Pay Award Pending

Finance Assistant job summary

The Wulfruna Partnership was born from a shared belief that collaboration, compassion, and high expectations can transform lives. As a group of schools rooted in Wolverhampton, we are united by a commitment to educational excellence and a deep understanding of the communities we serve.

We are seeking to recruit a talented and passionate Finance Assistant to join our dynamic Central Team. This is your chance to work in a values-led organisation where innovation, integrity, and aspiration are at the heart of everything we do. If you're looking for a meaningful finance role with purpose and impact, this could be the opportunity for you!

The role will be based at The Wulfruna Partnership Central Office, Bantock Primary School, Wolverhampton, WV3 0HY.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Processing purchase invoices and maintaining supplier records using Access Education software.
• Supporting The Wulfruna Partnership to ensure adherence to financial regulations.
• Managing supplier relationships and reconciling statements.
• Contributing to informed financial decisions through accurate data and analysis.
• Handling credit card expenditures and ensuring precise financial documentation.

What You’ll Bring:

• Financial experience, AAT Level 4 or equivalent

• Experience of working in a financial role for an academy trust or public sector environment.

• Strong IT and Excel skills

• A detail-oriented, organised and proactive mindset

• The ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team

• Integrity, professionalism and a drive to make a difference

What We Offer:

• A supportive, values-driven working environment

• Working hours will be 9 am-4 pm, Mon- Fri with some flexibility available

• Term time only working

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Professional development opportunities and career progression across the Trust

For an informal conversation or more information, please contact: Sarah Ellis at info@wulfrunapartnership.co.uk

The Wulfruna Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

It is also subject to, where applicable, an overseas check on staff who have lived or worked overseas for a period of 3 months or more.

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 The Wulfruna Partnership

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-wulfruna-partnership

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