Finance & Payroll Assistant

The Great Schools Trust, Warrington, WA1 4PF

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Negotiable

• Closing date

  17 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) 30-37 hours per week, all year round (52 weeks)

Finance & Payroll Assistant job summary

Finance and Payroll Assistant

Salary: Grade 5 Scale Points 12 - 17 £28,598 - £31,022 FTE. (subject to pro-rata depending on hours agreed)

Hours: 30-37 hours per week, all year round (52 weeks)

Location: King’s Leadership Academy Warrington, Hillock Ln, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4PF.

The Great Schools Trust is a forward-thinking education charity with a strong track record of transforming schools and improving outcomes for young people through a values-driven approach. We are proud of our commitment to excellence, innovation, and staff development, ensuring every member of our community thrives both professionally and personally.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Finance Team based at King’s Leadership Academy Warrington, supporting the Trust’s financial operations to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across all schools.

The Role

As our Finance & Payroll Assistant, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality finance and payroll services across the Trust. You will:

• Process new starters, leavers, and payroll adjustments in a timely, compliant manner.
• Liaise with the external payroll provider and respond to payroll queries professionally.
• Process purchase and sales invoices, reconcile ledgers, and prepare BACS payment runs.
• Communicate effectively with schools and suppliers to resolve queries promptly.
• Maintain accurate employee payroll records, including contract changes and absence data.
• Support the wider Finance Team with projects and contribute to continuous improvement.

About You

You will be a motivated and detail-oriented professional with:

• 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (Grade C/4 or above).
• Experience in Finance and/or Payroll administration.
• Strong IT and Excel skills, with familiarity in finance systems and payroll software.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• A collaborative and positive approach to teamwork and problem-solving.
• A commitment to safeguarding, equality, and diversity.

(Experience in an educational setting is desirable but not essential.)

Why Join Us?

We offer an exceptional range of benefits, including:

• A supportive, values-led culture focused on staff well-being.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme.
• 30 days’ holiday entitlement for support staff.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme (including counselling and family care helpline).
• Generous occupational sickness and parental schemes.
• Personalised professional development and clear career progression opportunities.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle to Work.

For further detail, please see tha attached Recruitment Pack. Applications must be made on MyNewTerm. We do not accept CVs.

For an informal conversation or more information, please contact: Sarah Collier - s.collier@greatschoolstrust.com

The Great Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, references, and verification of right to work and qualifications.

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

All offers of employment are subject to a robust set of pre-employment checks, which may include (as applicable):

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Prohibition from teaching check
Childcare disqualification declaration
Verification of right to work in the UK
Medical fitness to work
Online and social media screening
Receipt of two satisfactory references
Suitability to work with children assessment

Applicants are required to declare any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings as outlined 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 The Great Schools Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Great Schools Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-great-schools-trust

At Great Schools Trust, we don’t just build schools, we forge futures. We are a high-performing, values-driven multi-academy trust committed to delivering transformational education for over 4,000 students across our academies in the North West of England. Our vision is simple yet bold: to develop a family of Great Schools where every student, regardless of background or starting point, flourishes, is happy, and achieves their full potential.

GST academies combine the rigour and ambition of independent education with the inclusivity and moral purpose of the state sector. Each school in our trust instils our core ASPIRE values; Aspiration, Self-awareness, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Endeavour into everything we do. These are not just words; they’re the foundations of a culture where excellence becomes a habit.

As a National Behaviour Hub and leader in educational technology, we are proud pioneers in innovation and character education. Our King’s Adventure Programme develops young leaders of tomorrow through robust character-building, leadership experiences and a "King’s CV" that evidences every student’s growth journey. From AI-powered learning platforms to industry-leading CPD, we ensure our staff and students thrive in environments that champion curiosity, resilience and progress.

Our track record speaks volumes. From transforming schools in special measures into oversubscribed centres of excellence to closing the Progress 8 gap for disadvantaged students, GST is a beacon of social mobility and community transformation.

We are not just a trust, we are a movement. A movement powered by belief. *Credo-Credimus.* I believe, we believe.

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