Finance Officer

St Matthew's Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0NJ

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026 or as soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 August 2026

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: £23,113.00 - £25,620.00 Annually (Actual) L4

Finance Officer job summary

St Matthew’s Primary School are looking for a Finance Officer to work closely with the Business and Resource Manager to give effective financial support.

As a large and ever growing school, St Matthew’s can offer you a team to work in, whilst also recognising that you will have experience and skills to share with us.

Whilst St Matthew’s is a large primary school, it has a calm, personal and happy atmosphere. We are a big school with small community habits and pride ourselves on everyone’s personal, academic and professional well-being and this is a cornerstone of our ethos. The sense of being in an ambitious, supportive family is often commented on by children, parents, staff and visitors alike.

From our new Finance Officer we would ask you to:

• Have experience of financial procedures and reporting

• Be able to work under pressure whilst meeting deadlines

• Have a high level of numeracy skills

• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders

• Understand the need for high levels of confidentiality, discretion and integrity in the school environment

• Demonstrate professionalism and accuracy in all aspects of the role

• Have the ability to build productive and collaborative relationships

• Have excellent IT skills

• Be organised, with excellent attention to detail and be able to work to competing deadlines

• Understand the need for a culture of safeguarding in all aspects of school business

In return we can offer you:

• A truly child-centred, friendly and holistic school

• A strong team and school community

• A safe and nurturing environment for our staff as well as our pupils

• A supportive and solution focused SLT who are dedicated to school improvement

As well as:

• Progression pathways

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

• Comprehensive whole school and individual CPD programme

• Onsite parking

• A well-equipped staff room, access to school lunches and a central location with many amenities in a very short walking distance

We all know a picture speaks a thousand words and a visit to St Matthew’s is the only way to understand why you will want to work here.

If you have any questions or to arrange a visit in September, please email Amy Ingleby on personnel@smps.uk

Apply now and take a step towards your future career at St Matthew’s!

This role is 37 hours a week, term time plus INSET days (39 weeks per year).

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.

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 school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.

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 St Matthew's Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 884 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Matthew's Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-matthew-s-primary-school-luton

St Matthew’s Primary School is a popular, oversubscribed and happy school full of enthusiastic and well behaved children eager to have fun learning. We are a well-resourced and energetic school which is well supported by parents, governors and the wider community.

Alongside our mainstream provision we host a Behaviour Provision on behalf of the Central Area Partnership (CAP), made up of nine schools.This provision supports children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs that can make full time mainstream education difficult for them. The aim of the provision is to provide an environment, pastoral and educational experience that keeps them moving forward in their learning but focuses specifically on their personal, social and emotional development.

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