Finance Officer
Soham Village College, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5AA17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Hours: 37 hours per week, full year (flexible working considered) Working Pattern: Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm, Friday 8am to 3.30pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 5 (£28,598 - £31,022)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Responsibilities
- Manage school bank accounts, income, and reconciliations
- Operate school income and cashless catering systems
- Raise invoices and manage credit control
- Process and reconcile purchase orders, invoices, and card transactions
- Maintain supplier records and follow fraud prevention procedures
- Respond to finance queries promptly and support colleagues across the Trust
About You
- Experience in finance or administration (school/education sector experience desirable)
- Good numeracy, IT, and Excel skills
- Strong organisation, accuracy, and customer service focus
- Team player with a proactive approach
Why Join Us
- Supportive, collaborative finance team within a growing multi-academy trust
- Hybrid working for better work-life balance
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
Closing Date:2nd February 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 9th February 2026
Start date: As soon as possible (subject to safeguarding checks)
Employee Benefits:
• Generous Pension Scheme (LGPS or Teachers’ Pension Scheme depending on the role)
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free membership to Anglian Learning Sports Centres
• 20 percent discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education Courses
• Professional Development Scheme Policy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Specsavers VDU Vouchers
• Boots Flu Vouchers
• Perkbox – access a range of discounts in-store and online at nationwide shops
* Please note we reserve the right to close the advert and interview prior to the advertised closing date. Apply now to avoid disappointment!
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
What the school offers its staff
Anglian Learning is seeking a Finance Officer to join our central finance team, supporting a group of schools within the Trust. You’ll play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, managing income and expenditure, and ensuring compliance with Trust financial regulations.
This is a great opportunity for someone with strong financial administration skills who enjoys working in a collaborative, professional environment.
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
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About Soham Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1432 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Soham Village College website
- Email address
- hr@anglianlearning.org
Soham Village College is a delightful place to learn and to work. We have skilled, committed teams of teachers and associate staff who help create a supportive working atmosphere. Relationships between staff and students are a strength of the school and students have highly positive attitudes to learning. Students clearly enjoy their learning and excellent teaching motivates students well. As a result, behaviour is good in classrooms and during social time.
We pride ourselves on the wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities which we offer to our students. We strive for excellence in and out of the classroom and we have been delighted by the successes of our students of all abilities and interests.
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