Finance Manager

The Alliance Schools Trust, Milton Keynes, MK15 9HN

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 October 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: £47,665.00 - £53,051.00 Annually (Actual)

Finance Manager job summary

FINANCE MANAGER

Commencing - ASAP

37 hours per week

All Year Round

Salary - £47,665 to £53,051 p.a.

The Role

The Alliance Schools Trust is looking for an experienced and qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) to join our dynamic team as Finance Manager.

You will focus on delivering high-quality financial services across all trust schools, ensuring real-time financial awareness and supporting robust budgeting and forecasting processes. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will drive value for money, improve financial efficiency, and take ownership of advanced reporting, payroll management, and financial analysis and the wider finance team.

The role is based at our Trust Shared Services Hub at Willen Primary School and will require some travelling between our schools within Milton Keynes.

About The Alliance Schools Trust

The Alliance Schools Trust is driven by our inclusive mission of providing the highest quality of Education, Care, and Opportunity. Our commitment to education is reflected in our proven track record of academic success, consistently outperforming both Milton Keynes and national averages. We prioritise care by ensuring that no student or staff member ever feels anonymous. Everyone is recognised, valued and supported, creating a strong sense of belonging within our community. We offer extensive opportunity for career development and progression within our growing network of schools, empowering you to advance your career within a united, forward-thinking Trust.

We are recognised as leaders in raising educational standards both within our Trust and in the schools we support. We are proud to appoint motivated, highly qualified staff who thrive in a culture where collaboration and the spirit of partnership are central to everything we do.

How to Apply

Due to our commitment to safer recruitment practices, we can only accept applications through My New Term. Please do not submit CVs.

The Alliance Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

E-mail: hr@tastrust.org.uk

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 20th October 2026, 9am

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 Alliance Schools Trust

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

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