Finance Officer

Acer Trust, Oxford, OX2 9JE

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  16 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 October 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: £32,578.00 - £35,570.00 Annually (FTE)

Finance Officer job summary

Acer Trust, an Oxfordshire multi-academy trust, has an exciting opportunity arising in our West Hub Finance Team, supporting three of our schools in West Oxford and Witney. As part of our West Hub team, this role will be key in delivering a high-quality finance support service to our schools, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in our financial processes, so that our schools can make the best possible use of the funds available to them.

The role would suit someone with strong finance knowledge and experience, excellent attention to detail and good organisational skills, wishing to further develop a career in finance within a supportive and fast paced environment. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, focused and diligent, with a ‘can do’ attitude. You will be need to have demonstrable experience in a financial role and either hold a relevant qualification or be willing to study to attain one; prior experience in schools finance would be beneficial.

If you are looking for a varied and engaging role where you can further develop your career in finance, this could be the role for you! The post is 37 hours per week and is paid at £32,578 to £35,570.

We are committed to developing our staff and will endeavour to support you in your career aspirations, including supporting learning through an apprenticeship if appropriate. As well as benefiting from a vibrant and caring work environment and career development opportunities, you will also have the opportunity to join one of the country’s best pension schemes.

To set up an informal discussion about the role with Alisa Russell, Director of Finance, please contact hr@acertrust.org.uk. Please note that, for safeguarding reasons, this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and other safeguarding procedures.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 16th November and interviews will be held on Friday 21st November.

However, we are looking to fill the post as soon as possible and so we may interview strong candidates sooner; therefore, early applications are strongly encouraged.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Acer Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and may be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Applying for the job

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About Acer Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Acer Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/acer-trust

The Acer Trust was formed in early 2017 having previously been a single school Multi Academy Trust (West Oxford Schools Trust). We are now a multi academy trust of seven Oxfordshire schools; currently we have four primary schools and three secondary schools in our Trust.

Our core aim is to work in collaborative partnership as a family of schools, united through the Acer Trust, to improve outcomes for all the learners across those schools.

Our plan is drive for constant improvement in the quality of educational experience for every learner in our family of schools. The founding partner schools in the formation of the Acer Trust were Icknield Community College, Watlington; Wood Green School, Witney; Chalgrove Community Primary School and Matthew Arnold School, Oxford. Stadhampton Primary School joined the Acer Trust in February 2019. Watlington Primary School joined in August 2019 and Botley Primary School joined in March 2020. Glory Farm Primary School and The Cooper School joined in January 2024

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