Finance Officer Maternity Cover

The Diocese Of Canterbury Academies Trust, Canterbury, CT1 1NQ

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  23 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £33,059.00 - £41,756.00 Annually (Actual)

Finance Officer Maternity Cover job summary

We are seeking an organised, proactive and motivated finance professional to join our friendly central finance team at our Head Office in Folkestone from November 2026 on a maternity cover contract.

This is a senior finance role with responsibility for supporting Finance Assistants, overseeing month-end processes, preparing management accounts and budget monitoring reports, and providing financial advice and support to school leaders across our Trust. The postholder will play a key role in helping schools manage their finances effectively, ensuring compliance with the Academy Trust Handbook and supporting strategic decision-making.

The successful candidate will have strong accounting experience, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to communicate financial information clearly to a range of stakeholders. They must demonstrate flexibility, professionalism, confidentiality and a positive, solution-focused approach. An AAT qualification is preferred, and experience of Access Finance would be advantageous.

We are a small, supportive central team serving 18 primary schools across the Diocese of Canterbury, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across a diverse and collaborative Trust.

For further information about the responsibilities of the role and the skills and experience required, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Informal discussions about the post are welcomed.

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

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

The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment are subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 The Diocese Of Canterbury Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Diocese Of Canterbury Academies Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-diocese-of-canterbury-academies-trust

The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust is an established and highly successful Multi-Academy Trust currently consisting of primary schools and expecting to grow over the coming years.

The Trust offers:
• outstanding mentoring and coaching
• full induction programme for all new staff
• excellent professional development opportunities
• an enviable track record of career progression
• collaborative working in a supportive team environment

We are committed to ensuring our academies work together, sharing their strengths, to provide a great education for every pupil. We believe learning must be engaging and relevant and develop the whole child. Our academies design their coverage of the curriculum to provide challenging and exciting learning experiences in a caring and nurturing environment which is based on our strong values. Our academies value every individual and celebrate differences through their culture of mutual trust and shared values.

We want to deliver and develop best practice through learning together and engaging with action research with Canterbury Christ Church University. We want our academies to serve their local communities through links with churches, each other and to develop wider networks enabling staff and pupils to flourish. Through developing leadership at all levels we want the pupils in our academies to become happy, successful, well rounded individuals who develop into lifelong learners.

We have an English Hub, Behaviour Hub and Associate Research School within our MAT and Aquila is a lead MAT for behaviour.

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