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Supplier Setup and Compliance Officer

Star Academies, Blackburn, BB1 2HT

This job expired on 18 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  18 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,559.00 to £33,366.00 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

Star Academies is seeking a Supplier Setup and Compliance Officer to join our central finance team. This is a newly created role that will be pivotal in ensuring the integrity of our supplier management processes across all Star schools.

You will lead on the centralised setup and amendment of supplier records, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and internal controls. Working closely with Finance Business Partners and school-based teams, you will maintain a high-quality supplier database, conduct due diligence checks, and support the development of standard operating procedures. You will also play a key role in rationalising our supplier base and preparing for internal and external audits.

You will have:

• Experience in a finance or procurement function, ideally within the education or public sector.
• A strong understanding of financial controls and supplier management.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Proficiency in financial systems and Microsoft Excel.
• A commitment to Star’s values of Service, Teamwork, Ambition, and Respect.

What the school offers its staff

About Star Central

Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Institute and our schools.

The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community. We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders.

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

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.

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About Star Academies

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: info@staracademies.org
• Phone number: 0330 313 9800
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/star-academies

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