Finance Officer

St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company, Birmingham, B20 3AE

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, All year round
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 3 (£27,254-£33,699) FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

The St John Paul II Multi Academy are looking to appoint a full-time Finance Officer who will provide support across our primary and secondary schools. The successful candidate will join our friendly team which currently consists of two full-time Finance Officers who are line managed by our Director of Finance. The team currently work 3-4 days per week at our Central Office based at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Aston, and work remotely from other academy schools or home on the remaining days (subject to ongoing review). Each member of the team has their own desk space, laptop, work mobile and access to on-site parking.

The job description and person specification is provided with this advertisement.

What the school offers its staff

The St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing nine Primary Schools and two Secondary Schools. Our schools are based in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington, Aston, Kingstanding and Ladywood.

The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school’s activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy.

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.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. St John Paul II Multi Academy is an Equal Opportunities employer. The Multi Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and staff and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS check is required for all successful applicants. An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

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 St. John Paul Ii Multi Academy Company

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: hr@sjp2.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-paul-ii-multi-academy-company

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