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Finance Officer
Cabot Learning Federation, Bristol, BS15 4JT18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
25 March 2026
Closing date
12 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
25 March 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
- £31,954 - £34,860
Finance Officer job summary
Job Title: Finance Officer
Full Time Salary: £31,954 - £34,860
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Additional role info: Working Pattern = Monday to Friday, 2 days a week in the office, 3 days working from home
Provisional Start Date: 1st June 2026
This is a new role and an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and forward-thinking finance function, where your expertise will directly contribute to strong financial management, informed decision making, and improved outcomes for staff and students across the Cabot Learning Federation. In this key role, you’ll support Finance Managers and Academy Finance Assistants across the trust, taking ownership of month-end processes, reconciliations, financial analysis and maintaining robust internal controls.
You’ll build strong relationships with colleagues at all levels, offering expert advice on financial procedures, ensuring compliance with CLF Financial Regulations, and providing training to staff on systems and processes. With responsibilities spanning 40 entities, this is a fast-paced role where accuracy, professionalism and the ability to manage changing priorities are essential. If you’re confident handling sensitive information, enjoy problem-solving, and want to make a positive impact across our academies, we’d love to hear from you.
About you:
You will have:
- A solid understanding of finance processes, including financial regulations, organisational systems, and month‑end procedures.
- Experience working with financial systems, maintaining accurate records, and analysing data with strong attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to present information professionally and handle sensitive matters with discretion.
- Strong organisational, planning, and time‑management abilities, enabling you to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
- Proficiency in IT, particularly Microsoft Excel and other administrative tools, with the ability to work independently and use initiative when needed.
About our Central Team:
The Cabot Learning Federation is a mature Multi-Academy Trust in the Southwest of England that promotes the delivery of excellent educational experiences for our pupil, improving their life chances.
The core purpose of the CLF is at the HEART of all we do. Our vision is simple: we believe that by working together rather than in isolation we can accelerate school improvement and embed excellence in our academies. In doing so, together we can create more opportunities for the lifelong success for our students as they become young adults.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
- Closing Date: 12th April 2026
- Short-listing: 14th April 2026
- Interviews: 22nd April 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cabot Learning Federation
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) is a diverse West Country multi-academy trust which is home to 36 schools operating in five clusters in Bristol, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Somerset.
The CLF is unique due to its tight geographical concentration, the diversity of the communities it serves, and the variety of educational provisions it offers. We are one of the largest and most respected trusts in the South West and hold national as well as regional recognition due to the breadth and influence of strong practice in our trust.
Our collaborative culture, driven by a strong moral purpose, is key to our success. We believe strong collaboration can drive school improvement and embed excellence in our academies. Our team is united with the common goal of delivering outstanding educational experiences and promoting the life chances of the young people in our academies now and in the future.
Following a recent period of growth, we are proud to serve circa 18,000 pupils who all attend one of our 10 secondary academies, 17 primary academies, an all-through provision, a studio school, a discrete post-16 provision, three special schools and two alternative provisions spanning the age ranges.
The CLF is an equal opportunity employer and is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. To ensure our leadership team is fully representative of the people we serve, we are encouraging applications for this role from global majority communities.
We are proud to be part of a diverse region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupils’ needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
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