Trust Finance Manager

Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust, Birmingham, B1 2JB

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  24 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  10 October 2025

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: £52,413.00 - £59,393.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 6 (points range 41-46)

Trust Finance Manager job summary

We are seeking an ambitious Trust Finance Manager, who will be responsible for the

effective financial management of the Trust’s schools, ensuring resources are deployed

efficiently and represent value for money.

You will work closely with the Director of Finance and Operations and each Headteacher

to provide professional financial advice, support, and oversight.

The role will focus on supporting the budget-making process, monitoring budgets throughout

the year, producing financial forecasts, and offering analysis and recommendations to

support decision-making.

This is a demanding role that will require:

preparing regular financial reports, forecasts, and variance analyses for Headteachers,

the Director of Finance and Operations, and the Trust Board.

providing clear financial advice and recommendations to aid strategic and operational

decision-making.

ensuring all financial processes and transactions demonstrate value for money and

support the Trust’s objectives.

supporting the Director of Finance and Operations in developing Trust-wide financial

systems, policies, and reporting frameworks.

ensuring compliance with statutory financial regulations, the Academy Trust Handbook,

and the Trust’s financial policies.

We are looking for candidates with a professional qualification in accountancy such as ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent. You must have proficiency in producing management accounts as well as have the experience and ability to confidently and professionally work alongside school leaders in budget setting, financial monitoring and reporting.

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 Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/drb-ignite-multi-academy-trust

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