14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    26 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    12 June 2026

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

£23,193.24 - £25,158.65 Annually (Actual)

Trust Finance Officer job summary

Trust Finance Officer

Why Join Our Finance Team?

Make a Difference - Support schools across the Trust and help ensure resources are used effectively to benefit pupils.

Varied Role - Gain experience across a wide range of finance activities, including invoices, reconciliations, reporting, audits, and financial systems.

Supportive Environment - Work alongside experienced colleagues in a collaborative and friendly team.

Professional Development - Develop valuable finance and administration skills with opportunities to broaden your experience.

Purpose-Driven Organisation - Be part of a Trust committed to delivering excellent education and positive outcomes for children and young people.

Job Security and Stability - Join a well-established organisation with a strong focus on growth, quality, and continuous improvement.

If you're organised, detail-oriented, and enjoy supporting others, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Mowbray Education Trust

The Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a family of schools dedicated to providing children with a first-class education. Based in Leicestershire and reaching far beyond, our settings support pupils throughout their education journey, providing them with the skills and knowledge to thrive and make a positive impact on society.

Our Senior Leadership Team work collaboratively across the Trust to enhance each school, whilst allowing them to keep their own sense of individuality.

Mowbray Education Trust Vision and Values

Children First: educating today, inspiring tomorrow.

We are an inclusive community where every child thrives, every voice matters, and together we shape a kind, ambitious, and resilient future.

Inclusivity

- We are an inclusive and inspiring community where every child thrives, ambitions are nurtured, and resilience is celebrated.

Aspiration

- Educating today, empowering tomorrow - a community where every voice matters and every child reaches their full potential.

Collaboration

- Together, we build a kind, ambitious, and resilient community where every learner is valued and supported.

Our Trust Employee Benefits

High quality continuous professional development throughout the year

- Career progression opportunities within the Trust

- Occupational sick pay, maternity, and paternity pay

- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Free eye care tests

- On-site parking (JFC/IVES/BR/SRD/GRV)

- Employee wellbeing schemes

- Accessible central services including HR, finance, and IT.

- A minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Further information

Annual salary: Grade 8, LCC15 - LCC18 £23,193.24 - £25,158.65 (FTE £28,605 - £31,029)

Hours: 30 hours per week for 52 weeks a year (flexible with the days to be worked these are to be discussed at interview).

Closing date: Midday, Friday 26th June 2026

(We may interview suitable candidates before this date, so early enquiries/applications are encouraged)

Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received.

Mowbray Education Trust embraces and welcomes diversity and equality.

Mowbray Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working within the Trust to share this commitment. All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check.

Mowbray Education Trust ~ Children first

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.

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About Mowbray Education Trust Limited

Type
Multi-academy trust

Mowbray Education Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) serving the interests of over 3,000 young people, with a dedicated team of over 500 staff members. We believe that education should not only be accessible but also relatable, and that is why we are so proud to be an integral part of our local communities. Our cluster model comprises of feeder primary schools working with their local secondary. This enables us to make sense of curriculum, transition arrangements and to build meaningful and effective relationships with families over time while educating, inspiring, and nurturing the talent of children throughout their time with us. Our original cluster is in the Melton Mowbray area and consists of six primary schools and John FerneleyCollege. Our second and newest cluster is being established in the Shepshed and Loughborough area,and currently consists of our second secondary school, Iveshead, which also brings post 16 education to our Trust.

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