Senior Finance Officer

Central Region Schools Trust, Birmingham, B3 1SF

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 October 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: £35,571.00 Annually (Actual)

Senior Finance Officer job summary

Reporting to the Finance Operation Business Partner, and accountable to the Head of Finance and Chief Finance Officer (CFO), this role is central to ensuring the delivery of high-quality, efficient and compliant financial services across our Multi-Academy Trust. The successful candidate will lead key transactional finance operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management and VAT processes, whilst supporting the ongoing development of robust financial controls, systems and procedures. Working closely with colleagues across our academies and central services, you will play an important role in maintaining the Trust's financial integrity, supporting audit requirements, improving processes and contributing to continuous service improvement. You will also provide leadership and support to Finance Officers, helping to develop capability and promote consistent financial practices across the Trust. We are seeking an organised, proactive and detail-oriented finance professional with strong technical knowledge and experience of transactional finance processes. Ideally, you will hold AAT Level 4 or possess equivalent experience, have experience of financial systems and accounting software, and be confident managing competing priorities within a busy environment. Experience within education or the public sector would be advantageous but is not essential.

For more information, please read our attached candidate pack.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate is required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check with Children's barred list

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 Central Region Schools Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Central Region Schools Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/central-region-schools-trust

Our mission is to be an organisation that champions 'social justice through exceptional schools'.
We achieve this through the values shared by all schools within the Trust.

We have a proud, strong association with our founding partner, the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (known as the Royal Society
of Arts, the RSA). The RSA supports us with our distinctive culture. Our schools are rooted in the heart of their community, truly inclusive, building resilience, confidence
and cultural capital for all. We foster a culture of innovation and creativity, and advocate that physical and mental wellbeing are essential for life at school and beyond.

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