Trainee Finance Officer
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Liverpool, L3 1BY22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
18 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £23,656 - £26,409 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Multi Academy Trust at a time of transformation and growth. As a Trainee Finance Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting the Head of Finance in delivering exceptional financial services across the Trust. While this role is fundamentally finance-focused, it extends beyond traditional finance responsibilities. The postholder will be encouraged to think creatively, drive modernisation, and contribute to the development of streamlined, automated processes using AI and platforms like Monday.com to ensure that the finance function is modern, efficient, and cutting-edge.
This role provides a unique opportunity for professional growth, exposing the postholder to a variety of experiences that will equip them with a diverse skill set extending beyond finance, including data-driven decision-making, process automation, and digital transformation. With the Trust expanding and strengthening its foundations, this is the perfect time to join and make a meaningful impact.
This role is perfect for an ambitious individual looking to kickstart a career in finance while gaining valuable experience in business transformation and digital innovation. If you are excited about finance, technology, and making an impact, this is the role for you!
Key responsibilities include:
- Assist in the preparation of management accounts and reports.
- Support the processing of invoices, receipts, and payments, including liaising with suppliers.
- Assist with the reconciliation of the Trust bank accounts.
- Help maintain accurate dynamic financial records to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
- Assist with budget preparation and monitoring, leveraging automation tools to enhance efficiency.
- Support the Head of Finance in financial planning, analysis and strategic decision-making.
- Participate in audits and assist with audit preparation.
- Provide administrative support to the finance team as required.
- Explore opportunities to modernise financial processes, incorporating AI and automation where possible.
- Attend training sessions and workshops to develop finance and technology-driven skills.
What the school offers its staff
There are many good reasons to work with us. We have a real sense of community, striving to make a difference to children’s education. You will be part, too of the wider Archdiocese family and in the company of some of the best people in education. We also offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Flexible working
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Generous holiday entitlement 39 days including bank holidays.
- Generous pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
The list is not exhaustive and will grow as the Trust matures.
Further details about the role
This role is based at the Trust’s central office in the Port of Liverpool Building, but we offer flexibility to work remotely. The role also requires travel to the schools, when needed. We are keen to understand how this role could work for you and are open to consider flexible working options.
St Joseph Catholic MAT is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
For an application pack, please contact Lisa Kellyrecruitment@sjcmat.co.uk.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Darren Melling, dmelling@sjcmat.co.uk.
Important Dates
- Closing Date: 17thMarch 2025 at 9am
- Shortlisting: 18thMarch 2025
- Interview Date: w/c 24thMarch 2025
Trust website: www.stjosephmat.org.uk
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we will carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we will carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@sjcmat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0151 272 0173
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is a based in the Liverpool City Region with five primary and four secondary academies. As a united family of academies, we are fully aligned around our central mission to transform children’s lives by providing them with a world-class Catholic education.
The Trust guarantees an excellent Catholic education to all families. Our children are entitled to access an ambitious curriculum and excellent teaching, which allow them to achieve and exceed national expectations regardless of their starting points.
Everyone involved in St Joseph CMAT is highly committed to the pursuit of high achievement. We aim for all of our academies to be at least ‘Good’ with performance in the top 20% of schools nationally in all measures, particularly in Religious Education. Our robust educational strategy, which is informed by the highest-performing Trusts in the country, is designed to ensure that all children learn to read confidently and achieve well across the curriculum so that they can go on to use their God-given gifts to make the world a better place.
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust has sponsor status. We are able to provide intensive support to schools who find themselves in a vulnerable position and onboard ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ schools who choose to join as converter academies. For all academies in the Trust, there is a guarantee of high-quality professional development for all colleagues.
As part of its Multi Academy Trust strategy, the Archdiocese of Liverpool has identified a group of primary schools that are invited to join St Joseph CMAT over the coming years. This is an exciting opportunity to bring together primary and secondary schools. By working as a family of academies, we will ensure that every child benefits from an excellent Catholic education from the moment they start primary school to when they leave Sixth Form.
Arranging a visit to St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@sjcmat.co.uk.
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