Trust Finance Officer

Hive Family Of Schools, Chelmsford, CM2 9DG

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Range £27,694 - £29,064
• Actual salary: Range £24,910 - £26,533

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide confidential general administrative support
• Manage correspondence including emails and telephone queries
• Process purchase orders and support staff with supplier and pricing queries
• Process invoices accurately and promptly, ensuring correct matching to purchase orders and goods received
• Process BACS payments
• Complete new supplier due diligence checks
• Maintain accurate financial records within Access Finance to support payment and reconciliation processes
• Process charge card transactions as required
• Support the preparation of cash and cheques for banking
• Assist in maintaining the asset register
• Support the administration of Parentpay/Scopay including school trips
• Assist with ensuring catering income and numbers are accurately recorded
• Support with the preparation of year-end documentation and audits (internal and external)
• Undertake lettings administration including raising sales invoices

About you:

• Demonstrable experience in a finance or accounting role
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Confident using financial systems and Microsoft office applications including Excel
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and work independently
• Proactive, with a willingness to learn and take on additional responsibilities
• Committed to maintaining confidentiality and high levels of accuracy

Why join us?

• You will be part of a supportive central team within the HIVE Family of Schools, with opportunities to develop professionally which contributing to high quality operational support across multiple schools.

Location:

You will be based in our central office at Moulsham Junior School. The schools in our Trust are:

• Moulsham Infant School
• Moulsham Junior School
• Writtle Infant School
• Writtle Junior School

This list may expand based on any future growth within our Trust.

What the school offers its staff

Local Government Pension Scheme

Continued Professional Development

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers:

• Unlimited access to 24/7 confidential telephone helpline
• Up to 10 sessions of face to face, telephone and online counselling
• Access to the portaland Wisdom app
• Access to Silvercloud and Rightsteps (CBT sessions)
• Access to Active Care one day intervention
• Coverage for spouse/partner and dependents (aged 16-24, living at the same address and in full time education)
• Legal information services
• Debt and financial information
• 24/7 crisisassistancetelephone line
• Family advice line on topics such as childcare and eldercare
• Manager consultancy and support
• Enhanced Life and Leadership coaching
• Medical Information Line Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
• 4 week programmes on habits such as sleeping, stress and smoking
• On-line Menopause programme
• Other perks and discounts available

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Hive Family Of Schools

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Hive Family Of Schools website
• Email address: tbarrett@hivefamily.co.uk
• Phone number: 01245352098
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hive-family-of-schools

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