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Finance Business Partner

St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Rotherham, S60 2EN

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 August 2026

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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: Band K Points 36 - 39 £47,181 - £50,269

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• Be self-motivated and have the ambition to develop as a leader with the support from the Trust.
• Have good interpersonal skills that ensure organisational communication is effective and ensuring our schools feel fully supported.
• Work in liaison with the Finance Director to ensure the accuracy and sound control of financial transactions in line with the Trust Finance Policy and statutory frameworks.
• Have experience of educational financial management including funding streams, performing month end procedures and preparation of accounts to trial balance, reconciliations, administration of income and expenditure and support for budget management and monitoring processes
• Have a good understanding of current financial rules and regulations.
• Be able to work with Trust Central Team and School Finance colleagues to contribute to the management of workloads and help develop them grow as individuals.
• Be able to work with Headteachers to assist them in the administration of budget planning and preparation along with monthly budget monitoring meetings.
• Have a sound working knowledge of Education Finance

For full details please see the recruitment pack

What the school offers its staff

In return the successful candidate will:

• Be a member of the Trust Central Team and join a strong and dynamic team of professionals across our organisation.
• Be supported in the continued development of a career in Finance.
• Have access to the Trust comprehensive professional development programme.
• Have access to the local government pension scheme and terms and conditions aligned to the National Joint Council for Local Government Services.
• Have access to a fantastic variety of staff benefits - including the opportunity to engage in our salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker!

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

CES Notes to Applicants.pdf - 258 KB (opens in new tab)

CES model reasonable adjustments statement.docx - 52.5 KB (opens in new tab)

CES Recruitment_Monitoring_Form_20nov23.docx - 46.8 KB (opens in new tab)

St Francis Recruitment Pack - Finance Business Partner August 2026.pdf - 518 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust website
• Email address: recruitment@stfranciscmat.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-francis-catholic-multi-academy-trust

St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2022 as part of the Bishop of Hallam’s vision for education. Today the St Francis family embraces 14 schools, 12 Primary Schools and 2 High School across the Local Authorities of Doncaster, Nottinghamshire and Rotherham. 

We are set to grow to 24 schools at capacity. We are so proud of each and every school in our Trust and are passionate about protecting our schools’ individuality, character and unique communities. 

Rooted in our Gospel Teachings, our ethos is one of sharing excellence and providing platforms for schools to come together, learn from each other and develop to be as good as the best. In this way, we believe that our staff get the most inspiring professional development, our children get the highest standard of provision and our community thrives.

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