Finance Officer

Spixworth Infant School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3PX

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  11 August 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  18 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14.36 - £15.58 per hour

Finance Officer job summary

The CARE Federation

Sparhawk Infant and Nursery School

Spixworth Infant School

Woodland View Junior School

Tel: 01603 898292

Email: business@carefed.org.uk

Website: www.spixworth.norfolk.sch.uk/federation/

Executive Headteacher: Ms H Jordan

• Salary: Scale F, £14.36 - £15.58 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 30 hours per week
• Term time + 1 week
• Required from September 2025

At The CARE Federation, we live by our values: Community, Adventure, Respect and Excellence.

We are looking for a capable and efficient Finance Officer to work across our three-school Federation. This is a part time post of 30 hours per week (9am – 3.30pm Monday to Friday. Flexible working hours may be considered for the right candidate). You will be based at Woodland View Junior School but will be required to spend time in each of the three schools. It is a skilled and responsible role and one in which you will be a very valued part of our community. You will need to provide a high standard of financial support and a willingness to work collaboratively whilst upholding professionalism and the strictest confidentiality to the Federation and our families. 

The person appointed will have previous experience working in finance, ideally within a school setting. Equally important qualities are strong interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, organisation, flexibility, reliability and a positive attitude. You must also have the ability to work independently and as part of a busy team.

This role will involve monitoring, maintaining and developing all financial systems and procedures within the schools. You will provide accurate financial information and support school leaders to provide value for money and make efficiencies where possible.

Working as part of the administrative team the role also includes an element of working with families and other stakeholders. 

Please see the job description and person specification for full details.

For further information or to apply, please contact Michelle Smith, Business Manager, on 01603 898483 or email business@carefed.org.uk

This post may be suitable for an Apprentice Finance Officer. Applicants should clearly state whether they are applying for an experienced or Apprentice role. Job description and pay scale would be amended accordingly.

How to apply

A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to - business@carefed.org.uk

Closing date:  11 August 2025, 9am

Interview date:  15 August 2025

The Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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

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

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 Spixworth Infant School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 121 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Spixworth Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spixworth-infant-school

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