Finance Manager
Matrix Academy Trust, Walsall, WS4 2LA8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
22 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time |37 hours | Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £46,925
What skills and experience we're looking for
Finance Manager
Matrix Academy Trust Head Office, International House, 1st Floor, 20 Hatherton Street, Walsall, WS4 2LA
Full time |37 hours | Monday to Friday
Full time starting salary: £46,925| Start Date: April 2025
The role:
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and proactiveFinance Managerto provide leadership and management to the finance department whilst supporting the Finance Director, as well as working closely with the CEO, CFOO and School Headteachers. This is a great opportunity to join an evolving and growing finance department within a thriving trust. Key responsibilities will include managing the finance teams, monitoring and checking processes and developing effective systems of internal audit control, in accordance with the Trust’s Financial Procedures and Academy Trust Handbook ATH. The successful candidate will also provide training and support to current and new starters within the team.
About You:
The successful candidate will hold a vital management role within the Trust Head Office. Skills and experience required for the job are:
- Holding a relevant qualification in finance e.g. Accounting;
- Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working within a finance department
- Having an understanding of accounting processes and procedures;
- Experience of managing staff in a fast-paced department
Please see the job description for comprehensive list of the exact duties and person specification.
What the school offers its staff
About us:
It is an exciting time to join an expanding and thriving Trust. Our central Head Office supports seven Academies across the West Midlands with over 800 staff employed and 7,000 pupils. We always say ‘if it’s not good enough for our own families it’s not good enough for our pupils’ and we really mean what we say. Every child deserves an exceptional education.
We are committed to fostering a culture that values the health and well-being of all employees at Matrix Academy Trust. We are proud to offer a comprehensive well-being package to all employees, including access to 24/7 online GP, physiotherapy services and counselling services. We also offer all employees annual health checks which includes the flu jab, BMI checks and a general discussion with a qualified Nurse.
Visit https://www.workatmatrix.co.uk/ to download an application form and send to the Finance Director on LSilver@matrixacademytrust.co.uk
Application Deadline: 22nd March 2025
Please note that suitable candidates will be called for interview and we reserve the right to remove any advertised role early.
Matrix Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and preemployment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education
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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to LSilver@matrixacademytrust.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Matrix Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Matrix Academy Trust website
- Email address
- vedwards@matrixacademytrust.co.uk
Our vision is simple: every child deserves an exceptional education. We make this happen by doing the things which really make a difference. Working smartly means we have staff who want to work here. It ensures we have the capacity to care for every pupil, providing them with the best possible education – without exception.
A great school is one people want to work at and one parents want to send their children to. No matter how great our schools might be, we never rest on our laurels. We are restless in our efforts to keep improving and we instil this in our young people.
Welcome to Matrix Academy Trust.
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