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  • Closing date

    26 September 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    12 September 2024

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

£26,421.00 Annually (FTE)

Finance Officer job summary

VACANCY FOR FINANCE OFFICER

This vacancy will be based at Swavesey Village College

This role will require you to work alongside multiple training providers, such as The Cambridge Learning Partnership, Science Learning East & The Cambridge and Peterborough Teaching School Hub Network.

Salary: Meridian Trust Support Staff. Grade 7 – Point 12, £26,421.00

Hours of work: Flexible options for the right candidate, could include

43 weeks per year, 37 hours per week

52 weeks per year, 30 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual to join our expanding team as a Finance Officer. This role will assist the Trust Accountant in supporting, processing, and preparing accounting data for the training organisations within the Trust. This is a dynamic role with responsibility for a variety of tasks from monthly supplier payments and payroll administration to reconciliation of the balance sheet and plenty more between.

The Opportunity

  • A great chance to work with a strong, fun enthusiastic team
  • To work within one of the most respected and admired Mutli-Academy Trusts in the Country.
  • To develop new and existing skills within a finance role with access to development opportunities.

The ideal candidate

  • Experience working in an administrative or accounting environment
  • Have a working knowledge of accounts payable/receivable in conjunction with PSF or equivalent accounting software
  • Possess the ability to manage own workload and meet deadlines effectively whilst maintaining high attention to detail.
  • A presence and strength of character that promotes calm in a busy and demanding environment

Benefits of working for us:

As a multi-academy trust of 30 schools, Meridian Trust can provide a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. With an initial teaching training facility and a teaching hub network within our Trust, there are ample opportunities to both, get into teaching, and develop within the profession.

As well as the above we also offer:

Unlimited access to CPD via Meridian Learning

Free annual eye tests

Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support

Unlimited value cycle to work scheme

To see the full range of benefits available, please visit Employee Benefits - Meridian Trust

About The Cambridge Partnership

The Cambridge Partnership (TCP) & The Pilgrim Partnership (TPP) form Meridian Trust ITT. We work to provide inspirational teachers and future school leaders for a significant area of the East of England. In February 2024 we were graded as an ‘Outstanding’ provision by Ofsted.

Centred in Cambridgeshire we have developed strong partnerships with schools across the region including Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Essex, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Hertfordshire.

TCP & TPP offers all main routes and all main subjects to ensure that the teachers of tomorrow have the best possible chance of developing the transferable skills necessary for the wide variety of school contexts in the East of England and beyond.

About Cambridge and Peterborough Teaching School Hub Network

Our aim is that our children attend schools with high-quality teachers and leaders in all phases.

Our children deserve high-quality education.

We offer high-quality training and professional development to support teachers and leaders at every stage of their career with the aim of raising teaching standards and contributing significantly to school improvement.

We support schools in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough with the Early Career Framework (ECF), National Professional Qualifications (NPQ), Initial Teacher Training (ITT), Appropriate Body Services (AB), and Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

About Science Learning East

We are an experienced team of teacher educators, who support science teachers and technicians within our local area to develop their skills and deliver a high-quality STEM curriculum which inspires young people. We provide Science CPD and support for all phases of education (Early Years to FE) and career stages (Early Career to Head of Science/Primary Subject Lead), as well as supporting science technicians. We offer network meetings, stand-alone courses, conferences and bespoke CPD.

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Closing date for applications is: 26/09/2024

Interview to take place on: 03/10/2024

Meridian Trust reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced. Applications will be reviewed as received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation 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 the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be 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.

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About Swavesey Village College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1253 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

School location

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