Finance Business Partner

Minerva Learning Trust, Sheffield, S9 1XU

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week, 52 working weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £48,738 to £53,051
• Pay scale: NJC Grade 9, point 36 to 40

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to support school leaders and senior stakeholders across the Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in financial planning, budget management and decision-making within a growing multi-academy trust. Working closely with headteachers, the Senior Finance Manager and Chief Financial Officer, you will help ensure that resources are deployed effectively to maximise outcomes for children and young people. You will act as a trusted adviser to school leaders, providing financial analysis, challenge and support to aid decision-making. You will help budget holders understand their financial position and identify opportunities to improve value for money and financial sustainability. The successful candidate will: • Be self-motivated and have the ambition to develop as a leader with the support of the Trust. • Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling you to build positive relationships and provide high-quality support to school leaders. • Work in liaison with the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Finance Manager to ensure the accuracy and sound control of financial transactions in line with the Trust Finance Policy and statutory frameworks. • Have experience of management accounting, month-end processes, balance sheet reconciliations, budget monitoring and financial reporting within a complex organisation. • Lead, support and develop the Trust's Finance Officers, promoting high standards, accountability and continuous improvement. • have a sound understanding of current financial regulations, internal controls and good governance practices. • Be able to work with Trust Central Team to contribute to the management of workloads and support the professional development of colleagues across the finance team

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer: • 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. • Access to a range of wellbeing and employee support initiatives • Have access to the local government pension scheme and terms and conditions aligned to the National Joint Council for Local Government Services • 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days after five years' service. • Continuous service may be recognised for eligible employees transferring from specified public sector organisations, preserving relevant employment benefits

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

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website
Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Recruitment Information Pack - Finance Business Partner.pdf - 1.27 MB (opens in new tab)

About Minerva Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: sbailey@central-mlt.co.uk
• Phone number: 01142838438
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/minerva-learning-trust

Minerva Learning Trust is an expanding Sheffield based multi-academy Trust with a vision of
providing outstanding education for all the students within our schools. The Trust is passionate that
all students should see their time at school as happy and fulfilling with their potential developed to
the utmost. High Storrs School joined the Trust in March 2018.

Arranging a visit to Minerva Learning Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbailey@central-mlt.co.uk.

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