Finance Officer

Wymondham College, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9SZ

52 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 September 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  2 July 2025

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: £25,584 - £30,060 pa

Finance Officer job summary

Sapientia Education Trust

• Salary – Points 7-17, £25,584 - £30,060 pa
• Permanent
• Full Time
• 37 hours per week, M-F (alternative hours/patterns considered)
• All Year Round
• Required as soon as possible

Sapientia Education Trust (SET) was established in 2016 with the purpose of bringing like-minded schools together to work in partnership to deliver a world class education to pupils in Norfolk and Suffolk. SET currently consists of 9 secondary schools and 13 primary schools, educating over 8,700 pupils. 

Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and working in our finance team is no exception. We are looking for someone with a shared passion for enriching the lives of our learners through a continued commitment to delivery of high-quality service and guidance to our staff. This role is based at our SET Central Hub at Wymondham College.

This post offers an opportunity to work in the growing finance team with responsibility for the whole school finance function - processing invoices, dealing with supplier, customer and parent queries, producing payment runs, statement reconciliations for various schools and the wider trust. The ideal candidate will possess strong team working skills, the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of staff and be a resilient problem solver. 

Support for training (e.g. AAT and/or ACCA) will be offered should the post holder wish to undertake professional qualifications.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be re-directed to our Trust’s website to apply using our online application form.

Closing date:  Applications will be considered upon receipt; therefore, early applications are encouraged. 

Interview date:  TBA

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2024, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

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

The post-holder will be required to comply with the Wymondham College Code of Conduct for Staff and Volunteers. Wymondham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

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 Wymondham College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1441 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wymondham College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wymondham-college

Wymondham College is a member of the Sapientia Education Trust (SET). SET is an expanding multi-academy trust with 10 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wymondham College has over 400 staff dedicated to supporting World Class education. The College currently is one of the top State Schools in the Country and is recognised as one of the highest performing State Schools in the East of England, this is backed up by its most recent Ofsted review which rated the College as outstanding in both Education and Boarding inspections.

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