Finance Manager

Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust, Huddersfield, HD8 9DZ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  7 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £35,570.00 - £38,510.00 Annually (FTE) Term Time Only + 10 days OR All Year Round

Finance Manager job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to play a key role within the Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust based in Kirklees and Calderdale. The Trust currently has nineteen schools and is expanding.

The CEO and DCEO/CFO are seeking to appoint a committed, organised and enthusiastic Finance Manager to manage and implement the operational finance functions within this caring and welcoming academy community. They will support the DCEO/CFO and Head of Finance and manage the day-to-day financial support and operations that enable the MAT to operate effectively, efficiently and compliantly ensuring best value for money.

We are looking for candidates who can:

• Manage the operations of the financial functions of our MAT.
• Under the direction of the DCEO/CFO and Head of Finance, lead on financial matters to ensure the MAT’s successful financial performance and to ensure financial decisions are clearly linked to the MAT Business Plan.
• Assist the DCEO/CFO and Head of Finance with statutory external and internal audit requirements.
• Promote the highest professional standards of business ethos within the financial function.
• Support and inspire the School Business Managers.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have experience in financial management in either a school, college, public or private sector.
• Are highly efficient and organised and always ensure attention to detail.
• Have a good working knowledge of excel.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills, thrive under pressure and embrace change.
• Will thrive as working as part of a small team but with the ability to work under their own initiative.

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 Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/learning-accord-multi-academy-trust

The Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust is an inclusive trust which welcomes church and community schools and celebrates diversity and distinctive context.
We recognise that for our learners, life chances are formed throughout their primary education. Our responsibility is to celebrate each child’s talents and build upon each child’s experiences to ensure that they make the progress that they deserve. Our aim is that all will flourish and achieve the highest standards.
The Board of Trustees of the Learning Accord MAT is committed to ensuring a high performing multi academy trust that delivers the very best educational experience for pupils at all of our academies. The Trust aims to respond to the changing educational landscape as more and more schools convert to academy status.
The core purpose of the Trust is to maintain good and outstanding schools and ensure the rapid improvement of schools which need support to become good or outstanding. The Trust will act as the sponsor for any Church school within the Anglican Diocese of Leeds, or local community school who wishes to become an academy. Similarly, the Trust will welcome Church or community schools which are being directed to become sponsored academies by the Department of Education.

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