Senior Finance Officer

The Thames Learning Trust, Reading, RG2 7PY

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 August 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: £36,508.00 - £40,958.00 Annually (Actual)

Senior Finance Officer job summary

Thames Learning Trust are looking to appoint highly motivated, resilient Senior Finance Officer to join the central finance team based at Baylis Court School in Slough, reporting to the Trust’s Director of Finance and supporting the Finance Controller.

The post holder should have gained full or part qualified status across one of the professionally recognised accountancy qualifications.

This position will provide budget monitoring and day to day accounting information across the Trust to the Finance Controller, budget holders, Finance team and Director of Finance. You will provide operational support to the Finance Controller and provide guidance to the transactional function of the Finance team.

Key Responsibilities:

• To support the Trusts Director of Finance in budget monitoring, procurement processes and ensuring the school uses its funding wisely and continues to gain value for money (VFM);
• To support the Senior Management Team during the year end accounts process
• To support the Senior Management Team during the annual budget setting process.
• To ensure that processes and systems are being met to match income against expenditure;
• Payroll Monitoring Returns
• Special Education Needs - Budget Monitoring

• Payment of supplier invoices where required

We offer a supportive, forward thinking dedicated team of colleagues, in an energetic sociable compassionate working environment and ethos. We also offer a forward-thinking Employee Assistance Programme and Medical Cash Plan, Wider Wallet Benefit Hub, Wider Wallet Fitness, Cycle to Work and eyecare vouchers.

Thames Learning Trust is committed to adhering to the DFE guidance "Keeping Children Safe in Education". It is the individual's responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in the school. Satisfactory references, enhanced DBS clearance & social media check is required for this post. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You are required to comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy at all times.

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.

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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.

About The Thames Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-thames-learning-trust

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