Transactional Finance Manager

Minerva Learning Trust, Sheffield, S9 1XU

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week, 52 working weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £48,738 to £53,051
• Pay scale: NJC Grade 9, points 36 to 40

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a newly created leadership role within our Central Finance Team and presents an exciting opportunity to shape and develop a modern transactional finance function across a growing multi academy trust. Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you will lead a team responsible for procure-to-pay, income collection, cash management and treasury operations, driving efficiency, consistency and excellent customer service across the Trust. You will be responsible for ensuring the day-to-day operations of the finance team are efficient, follow best practice and are accurately reported. You will primarily oversee the transactional finance functions but this is a real opportunity to drive process improvements and improve efficiencies. We are looking for someone who can operate financial controls across the trust that are robust and applied consistently, suggesting and implementing improvements where appropriate to keep in line with sector best practice. We are looking for a proven team leader who can build on existing strengths to create a high performing, customer-focused transactional finance team. You will be passionate about developing colleagues, embedding best practice and delivering continuous improvement. You will hold a recognised professional accounting qualification (such as ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) and have significant experience leading finance operations within a complex organisation. You will need to be comfortable with delivering change at pace and engaging other team members in the process. You will also need to be able to engage stakeholders from around the organisation to ensure robust controls are followed.

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer: • Be a member of the Trust Central Team and join a strong and dynamic team of professionals across our organisation. 1 | P age • Be supported in the continued development of a career in Finance. • Have access to the Trust’s comprehensive professional development programme. • Have access to the local government pension scheme and terms and conditions aligned to the National Joint Council for Local Government Services • Access to a range of wellbeing and employee support initiatives • Have 26 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 31 days after 5 years service) • Continuous service may be recognised for eligible employees transferring from specified public sector organisations, preserving relevant employment benefits Why join us? This is a particularly exciting time to join Minerva Learning Trust. You will have the opportunity to shape the future of finance operations across the Trust, lead meaningful change and make a direct contribution to ensuring resources are used effectively to support excellent educational outcomes for children and young people.

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

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website
Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Recruitment Information Pack - Transactional Finance Manager.pdf - 1.23 MB (opens in new tab)

About Minerva Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: sbailey@central-mlt.co.uk
• Phone number: 01142838438
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/minerva-learning-trust

Minerva Learning Trust is an expanding Sheffield based multi-academy Trust with a vision of
providing outstanding education for all the students within our schools. The Trust is passionate that
all students should see their time at school as happy and fulfilling with their potential developed to
the utmost. High Storrs School joined the Trust in March 2018.

Arranging a visit to Minerva Learning Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbailey@central-mlt.co.uk.

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