Senior Finance Officer

Great Heights Academy Trust, Halifax, HX4 8JB

2 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  7 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 January 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: £33,366.00 - £35,235.00 Annually (Actual) salary is dependent upon experience

Senior Finance Officer job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an existing colleague at Great Heights Academy Trust to work in the Finance Department as a Senior Finance Officer.

The Senior Finance Officer will work as part of the central Finance Team to assist in providing a high quality, efficient, effective, and supportive finance service for the Academies within our Trust. A high standard of communication, organisational, time management and customer service skills are essential.

Ideally the successful candidate will have experience in completing a range of financial transactions and producing accounts information, including benchmarking and KPI’s. High levels of accuracy and attention to detail are essential as is a good level of IT skill. Producing financial reports for key stakeholders will be a key part of the role.

The successful candidate will be experienced in working in a busy office environment dealing with multiple work streams and will need to have gained previous experience within a similar role. Knowledge in an accounting software system would be an advantage, and the successful candidate will be proficient in using Microsoft Excel.

We are looking for someone who is adept at problem solving, with an ability to work independently to identify and resolve issues in a timely manner. You will be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills.

To apply for the position please complete our expression of interest form and return to John Priestley at J.Priestley@greatheightsacademytrust.org.uk by 9am on Friday 7th February.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Great Heights Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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