Finance Business Partner
Newham Community Learning, London, E15 4LP10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
22 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 November 2026
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
- PO5
Finance Business Partner job summary
Finance Business Partner
Job Role: Finance Business Partner
Location: Newham Community Learning Trust Central Office, Pretoria Rd, London E16 4NP (Eastlea Community School)
Closing Date: 22nd November 2026
Newham Community Learning is a Multi-Academy Trust serving children and young people in East London. We believe every young person deserves an excellent education, whatever their background. Our commitment to equality and social justice shapes how we lead, how we spend, and how we hold ourselves to account.
About this Role
We are looking for an experienced and detail-focused finance Business Partner to join our Trust Finance Team. Working closely with the Chief Finance Officer and Financial Controller, you will play a key role in delivering accurate and effective financial accounting processes across the Trust, supporting strong financial controls, compliance and high-quality financial reporting.
You will take responsibility for a range of monthly and year-end accounting processes, including balance sheet and control account reconciliations, accruals and prepayments, intercompany transactions, trial balances, cashflow forecasting and fixed asset records. You will also prepare payroll journals and reconciliations, support VAT and statutory returns, and contribute to the annual external audit process, including ESFA and DfE reporting, HMRC and pension-related submissions.
Working closely with our schools, you will help ensure financial transactions are accurate, timely and compliant with Trust policies and procedures. You will also liaise with our payroll provider and work alongside the CFO, Financial Controller and Procurement Manager to ensure financial processes are robust, consistent and delivered within required deadlines.
The role will also provide an opportunity to contribute to the continued development and improvement of our financial accounting systems and processes, including PS Financials.
What We’re Looking ForWe are looking for someone who:
Has strong financial accounting experience and a sound understanding of accounting principles and financial controls.
Has experience of preparing and reviewing reconciliations, journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet accounts.
Is confident working with monthly and year-end financial processes and meeting strict deadlines.
Has excellent attention to detail and takes pride in ensuring financial information is accurate, complete and reliable.
Has experience supporting external audits, statutory accounts and financial returns.
Understands the importance of compliance, governance and financial procedures.
Has strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve issues effectively.
Is confident working with financial systems and spreadsheets; experience of PS Financials would be advantageous.
Can communicate effectively with colleagues across schools, senior leaders, auditors and external organisations.
Is organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities in a busy finance environment.
Works collaboratively and is committed to providing a high-quality financial service across the Trust
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong financial accounting experience who is looking to make a meaningful contribution to a growing Trust and play an important role in maintaining high standards of financial management and accountability.
Why Join Us?
Be part of a forward-thinking multi-academy Trust, making a real impact on staff and students.
Local Government Pension Scheme.
Generous annual leave entitlement
A supportive, values-led culture in the heart of London.
Access to professional development and training opportunities.
Employee wellbeing initiatives and a focus on work-life balance.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Newham Community Learning
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
WELCOME
Newham Community Learning
Newham Community Learning is a family of schools in the west of the London borough of Newham, which exists to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. Our schools educate children and young people from 2-16 years old, offering access to excellent teaching, pastoral care, and opportunities for personal development across all phases of education.
Our teaching is constantly evolving, with staff able to work together to develop their practice, enabling us to offer a broad curriculum across our six schools. At our primary schools, we offer an engaging and challenging curriculum tailored to ensure that every child is able to reach their full potential. This provides a strong grounding from which children are able to move to our secondary schools to continue their education. Each of our secondaries has a wide range of subjects on offer, so that every student is able to discover and develop their aptitudes and interests. Curricular and co-curricular development across all phases of education is further enhanced through the sharing of our excellent in-school facilities with students attending any of our schools.
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