Senior Finance Officer
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0SZ17 days remaining to apply
Closing date
2 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 June 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
- £35,000.00 - £40,000.00 Annually (FTE)
Senior Finance Officer job summary
Welcome to the Cambridge Cluster of United Learning and thank you for your interest in the Senior Finance Officer role. This position offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the effective financial management of five schools, each at a different stage in its development.
United Learning is a dynamic and rewarding organisation to work for, with a strong focus on developing people and empowering innovation. Staff at all levels are supported to grow professionally, and their contributions are recognised and valued. We are committed to preserving the distinctive character of each school, while ensuring that United Learning’s mission of bringing out the ‘Best in Everyone’ underpins all that we do. Since joining United Learning in September 2019, our Cluster has continued on a journey of improvement, with each school shaping its own identity, values, and priorities to best serve its local community.
In this role, you will play a key part in supporting the financial operations of the Cluster, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in all processes. Working closely with the Deputy and Executive Business Managers, you will help to maintain robust financial systems, support budget monitoring, and provide high-quality financial information to inform decision-making. You will also build positive working relationships with colleagues across the schools, contributing to a culture of strong financial management and accountability.
If you are seeking a rewarding role within a supportive and forward-thinking organisation, with opportunities for professional development, I warmly encourage you to apply. United Learning is an inclusive employer, committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce. We particularly welcome applications from individuals of minority ethnic backgrounds, alongside all those who share our commitment to excellence.
I encourage you to get in touch if you have any questions before submitting your application, and I very much look forward to hearing from you.
Darren Cooley
Executive Business Manager
About United Learning
United Learning is a group of schools which aims to provide excellent education to children and young people across the country. We seek to improve the life chances of all the children and young people we serve and make it our mission to bring out ‘the best in everyone’ - students, staff, parents and the wider community. We uniquely comprise schools in both the state and the independent sectors. We currently educate over 55,000 students and employ over 9,000 members of staff including over 4,000 teachers.
As a group, we can offer more to both staff and young people than any single school could offer alone. The growing range of outstanding group-wide activities that we can provide will mean that more young people will have truly exceptional and inspiring experiences. We believe that our Group contains the most developed relationships and practical interaction between independent and state schools in the country, creating benefits for all the schools involved.
As part of United Learning, the Cambridge Cluster schools share the objective of bringing out ‘the best in everyone’, enabling each student to become a balanced, happy and articulate person with intellectual freedom, confidence, compassion, integrity and a lifelong love of learning.
To find out more about United Learning, please visit the website: www.unitedlearning.org.uk
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
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View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
- School type
- Free School, ages 13 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 455 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology website
Cambridge Academy of Science and Technology forms part of the Cambridge Cluster within United Learning; five schools who work collaboratively to further support our students through the quality of teaching and learning. We work as a team and achieve more, by sharing, than any single school could.
CAST is an inspiring, specialist science academy for young people aged 13-19 years old. As part of United Learning we seek to bring out 'the best in everyone'. We equip our students with the ‘powerful knowledge’ they need to make a success of their lives and the character to become resilient in overcoming obstacles; to responsibly manage themselves; to work independently on things which challenge them and to work with others.
The college offers GCSE, A level and T level courses, along with unique opportunities to learn from working scientists, technologists and engineers.
Students work in state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities. Learning occurs in innovative and exciting ways, supported by CAST’s unique partnerships with business. CAST therefore gives students a head start into their future careers. Consequently, student results are strong, for example in 2022 Attainment 8 was 59.53, Progress 8 +0.62 and students achieved well above national averages in STEM subjects with half of the cohort getting grade 7+.
We instil a workplace ethos, with a positive impact recognised in our most recent Ofsted inspection which stated that ‘the excellent behaviour of students in lessons and around college creates an environment in which it is a joy to teach and study.’
Staff feedback demonstrates to us that CAST is a great community to work in, with a supportive and collaborative culture that is highly valued. Staff have eight training and marking days built into the academic year. There are numerous internal and external development opportunities available to all staff.
We form part of the United Learning Cambridge Cluster, 5 schools who work collaboratively to further support our students through the quality of teaching and learning. We work as a team and achieve more, by sharing, than any single school could.
The college is situated in the heart of Cambridge’s Biomedical Campus, surrounded by world leading academic and commercial organisations which sponsor, support and contribute towards the life and work of CAST.
CAST is also supported by the Baker Dearing Trust as a University Technical College (UTC).
Please see the website for information about benefits offered and testimonials of staff https://www.cambridgeast.org.uk/work-with-us/why-work-at-cast.
United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. The subject specialists, Group-wide intranet, own curriculum, and online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
Here at United Learning, we are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued and appreciated. Because we are a group, we can reward you better than any school could alone, and this includes your employee benefits. Here is some information about the benefits available to United Learning https://unitedlearning.org.uk/staffrewards
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