Finance Officer
Sheffield Park Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 1SN13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £36,120
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job title: Finance Officer
Location: Barnsley and Sheffield
Starting salary: £36,120 gross per annum
Contract: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, permanent
Start date: As soon as possible
We are seeking to appoint an experienced Finance Officer to join the Finance Team working over the Yorkshire Cluster of United Learning academies. The academies are Secondary schools based in Barnsley and Sheffield; Barnsley Academy, Fir Vale Academy, Sheffield Park Academy and Sheffield Springs Academy.
The successful candidate will be based with the Finance Team at Sheffield Park Academy. Occasional travel to other Cluster academies will be required.
This post offers an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent organisational skills, who is able to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team. The successful candidate will have a minimum of a Foundation level accounting qualification or apprenticeship qualification, with experience of working in a financial role.
The successful candidate will be responsible for a wide variety of operational tasks which include communicating with different stakeholders, purchase ledger processing, bank posting, nominal ledger analysis, month and year-end account completion and other duties where appropriate.
The ideal candidate will be a highly focused and organised individual, passionate about making a difference for our academies and local communities. You must be efficient and possess outstanding attention to detail. This is a challenging yet highly rewarding role with a supportive and welcoming employer.
Our academies within the Yorkshire Cluster are part of United Learning and as such, our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost.
United Learning is one of the largest and most successful Trusts in the country who offers unrivalled Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training, including opportunities for nationwide networking.
The city of Sheffield itself is a vibrant place to live and work with two universities and a range of entertainment opportunities alongside the access to the Beautiful Peak District. Quality of life is routinely ranked very highly and it is one of the greenest cities in Europe: Welcome to Sheffield
We will offer you:
- Highly competitive pay above national average.
- 26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory bank holidays per annum.
- An additional day’s paid leave awarded per annum (a personal leave day).
- Excellent facilities and resources.
- Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
- A respectful working environment.
- Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development.
- A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
- Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each academy across the Cluster and United Learning.
- Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
- Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
- Perkbox benefits platform.
- Free on-site parking.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
We are looking for:
- Is reliable, highly motivated and self-driven.
- Has relevant experience and qualifications for an IT Technician.
- Shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all our young people receive the best education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them.
- Someone who is self-motivated and works effectively.
- A team player with strong communication skills and customer service skills
- Is proactive, is able to do schedules jobs and tickets as
- We well as fine jobs to do and ask for help when needed.
- Demonstrate a positive, proactive and professional approach at all times.
Please see the job description and person specification for further detail.
To apply, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of the advert on our website using the following link to our vacancies page: Sheffield Park Academy - Vacancies and complete our online application form. Please note that CVs are not accepted. The closing date for this post is midnight on 04 January 2026. Interviews will take place soon after.
If you would like to discuss this exciting opportunity, please contact hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, Right to Work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
What the school offers its staff
We will offer you:
- Highly competitive pay above national average.
- 26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory bank holidays per annum.
- An additional day’s paid leave awarded per annum (a personal leave day).
- Excellent facilities and resources.
- Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
- A respectful working environment.
- Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development.
- A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
- Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each academy across the Cluster and United Learning.
- Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
- Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
- Perkbox benefits platform.
- Free on-site parking.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, Right to Work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
Applying for the job
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About Sheffield Park Academy
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1212 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sheffield Park Academy website
- Email address
- hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk
Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-19 school and is part of the United Learning group. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost
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