Finance Manager
River Learning Trust, Kidlington, OX5 2NT2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 March 2025
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
- £44,711.00 - £47,754.00 Annually (FTE)
Finance Manager job summary
You will be working as part of a supportive finance team to assist our schools in managing their finances, completing budgets, and monthly accounts across the various secondary schools.
The role will report to the Head of secondary finance business partnering and work in partnership with the schools’ financial controller, business manager, headteacher and finance teams to ensure the effective management of the schools’ finances and secure financial stability, in accordance with the Trust financial procedures.
The role will have an initial placement at the Cherwell school for approximately 3 days and could be extended to the another school for another 2 days to make it a full-time role. Part time options will also be considered with a reduced scope. You will have the chance to continue to grow and gain experience within a highly successful and experienced Finance team.
What skills / experience are required
The successful candidate will:
Be qualified to at least CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or CIPFA, AAT level 4 level or experienced at this level
Have previous relevant experience of financial management
Experience in finance within the education sector is desirable.
Have experience of using accounting and finance software
What we can offer / about our school
We offer excellent opportunities for professional and personal development.
The role is offered flexibly with the exact hours and working pattern can be tailored to the needs of the successful candidate.
We also offer:
30 days holiday, plus bank holidays (increasing after 10 years’ service)
A range of benefits including employee assistance programme
Access to the local government pension scheme
Free annual Flu Vaccines
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.
If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Ann Simmons, about the role, prior to application, then please email asimmonds@riverlearningtrust.org or telephone 07929 848 969.
The River Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered
Commitment to safeguarding
The River Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About River Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide on the main advert using the link.
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