Finance Manager

Mercia Learning Trust, Sheffield, S7 1RB

23 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 October 2026

• Closing date

  21 August 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  29 July 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: Grade 9 (£48,738 to £53,052)

Finance Manager job summary

Salary: Grade 9 (£48,738 to £53,052)

Contract term: 37 hours, 52 weeks, permanent

Start date: October 2026

Closing date: 8am Friday 21 August 2026

Mercia Learning Trust

Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in Sheffield, and will soon be joined by our eighth school, Mercia Northridge. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff.

Why do we exist?

• To empower everyone in our communities, especially the most disadvantaged, to succeed.

How do we behave?

• We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.
• We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.
• We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.

What do we do?

• We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital and the development of character.

How will we succeed?

• A culture of excellence – high standards shaped by clarity, not control.
• Academic focus – empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.
• Purposeful collaboration – relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.

Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team. 

The role

The Finance Manager is responsible for leading our trust's central transactional finance function, ensuring efficient, compliant and high-quality financial services are delivered across all schools. 

The postholder will lead and develop the finance team, drive continuous improvement in financial systems and processes, oversee all transactional finance audit activity, maintain a robust framework of financial controls and support school leaders through timely financial information and excellent customer service.

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

Mercia Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If you are shortlisted, your suitability to work with children will be explored, and this will include disclosing convictions. The information you disclose may be discussed with you during the interview.

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 Mercia Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Mercia Learning Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mercia-learning-trust

Mercia Learning Trust is a 2-19 high performing multi-academy trust of schools in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

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