Trust Finance Manager

Achieve And Learn Trust, Altrincham, WA15 8QW

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £39,018.00 - £40,991.00 Annually (FTE) Part time hours will be considered

Trust Finance Manager job summary

Achieve and Learn Trust are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Trust Finance Manager responsible for delivering an effective, compliant and consistently high-quality financial management and reporting service for the Trust. This will be achieved through the implementation of robust, measurable systems and processes which maximise the use of resources and deliver best value.

Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer, the successful candidate will be an integral part of the team, working in collaboration with staff members at each school, whilst managing a team of experienced Finance Officers based at the Trust Hub Offices at Altrincham College.

The role demands strong organisational and people management skills and an ability to prioritise workloads. The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as the ability to maintain a sense of calm in a busy school environment.

We are looking for someone with:

• Management and leadership experience, preferably within an education or local authority setting.
• Experience of financial management - preparation of monthly accounts, budget analysis with the ability to provide financial guidance to senior leaders within the schools.
• Experience of financial accounting - monthly reconciliations, payroll checks, managing financial policies, systems and procedures.
• Hold a finance qualification relevant to the role.
• The ability to inspire confidence and think creatively.
• A commitment to always place our students at the centre of all decision making.

This is a newly created role and an exciting opportunity to join an aspirational trust with fantastic values, who are truly committed to providing the best education to their students. It will be a chance for the right candidate to join a great place of work and take ownership of the role and make it their own, under the leadership of the CFO.

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.

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 Achieve And Learn Trust

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

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