Payments Manager
Matrix Academy Trust, Walsall, WS4 2LA10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
24 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 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
- £31,880.00 - £31,880.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary: £19,386.49
Payments Manager job summary
Payments Manager (Part-Time)
Matrix Academy Trust Head Office, International House, 1st Floor, 20 Hatherton Street, Walsall, WS4 2LA
Start Date: 1 September 2025
Arrangements: Part-Time - 22.5 hours per week, All-Year Round. We are open to discussing working days and hours and encourage candidates to raise any preferences at interview.
Actual Salary: £19,386.49 - Scale Group 10 Spine Points 37-40 (FTE £31,880)
FTE Holiday Entitlement: 25 days plus 9 bank holidays
About the Role
Matrix Academy Trust are seeking a committed and experienced Payments Manager to join our central team. This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
Working closely with the Finance Manager and wider trust teams, you will be responsible for managing payment processes, overseeing financial compliance, and line managing the Payments Administrator. This is a key role in ensuring that our financial operations run efficiently and effectively, supporting the Trust’s aim to provide exceptional education.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and develop the Payments Administrator, ensuring robust procedures and compliance checks.
- Accountable for the accurate and timely payment of all goods and services to the Trust.
- Produce and approve BACS payment runs, ensuring all are processed in accordance with the Financial Procedures Manual.
- Handle supplier payment queries and provide resolution for complex issues.
- Manage purchasing card processes and online payment portals.
- Oversee aged creditor reports and monthly KPI reporting.
- Maintain accurate schedules for direct debits and recurring payments.
What we’re looking for
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a finance role.
- Proven success with payment runs and an understanding of financial systems and procedures.
- Strong IT skills including Excel, Word, Outlook, and accounting software (e.g. SAGE).
- Highly organised, self-motivated, and able to work under pressure.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
About us
It is an exciting time to join an expanding and thriving Trust. Our central Head Office supports seven Academies across the West Midlands with over 800 staff employed and 7,000 pupils. We always say ‘if it’s not good enough for our own families it’s not good enough for our pupils’ and we really mean what we say. Every child deserves an exceptional education.
We are committed to fostering a culture that values the health and well-being of all employees at Matrix Academy Trust. We are proud to offer a comprehensive well-being package to all employees, including access to 24/7 online GP, physiotherapy services and counselling services. We also offer all employees annual health checks which includes the flu jab, BMI checks and a general discussion with a qualified Nurse.
Safeguarding Statement
Matrix Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and pre-employment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
How to Apply
To apply please use our My New Term portal or for more information contact Louise Silver (Finance Director) lsilver@matrixacademytrust.co.uk
Applications close on: 24th July 2025
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Matrix Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Matrix Academy Trust website
Our vision is simple: every child deserves an exceptional education. We make this happen by doing the things which really make a difference. Working smartly means we have staff who want to work here. It ensures we have the capacity to care for every pupil, providing them with the best possible education – without exception.
A great school is one people want to work at and one parents want to send their children to. No matter how great our schools might be, we never rest on our laurels. We are restless in our efforts to keep improving and we instil this in our young people.
Welcome to Matrix Academy Trust.
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