Trust Finance Officer

Soke Education Trust, Peterborough, PE4 7YP

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  28 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £32,061.00 Annually (FTE) £21,180 to £23,745 per annum (actual pay)

Trust Finance Officer job summary

Soke Education Trust is seeking a dedicated and experienced Finance Officer to join our small centralised finance team, supporting six thriving primary schools across our Trust. This is a part time role, working 32 hours a week, term time plus one week (39 week of the year). The working pattern can be flexible across Monday to Friday.

What you'll do:

- Work alongside our Trust Finance Manager to deliver high-quality financial processing and administration.

- Play a key role in maintaining robust financial controls and supporting the long-term sustainability of our Trust.

- Support budget monitoring, maintain accurate financial records, and provide timely financial information to inform decision-making.

- Build strong working relationships with staff across the Trust, contributing to a culture of accountability and high standards.

What we're looking for:

- AAT qualification (or equivalent) and previous experience in finance administration.

- Organised, flexible, and able to work effectively in a busy environment.

- Experience with school finances is desirable, but not essential.

- Strong IT, communication, and organisational skills.

What we offer:

- Continuous professional development: work alongside senior leaders and broaden your experience in financial management, reporting, systems development, and asset control.

- A professional, friendly, and flexible working environment, based at our Gunthorpe Primary School office with regular visits to our other schools.

- A dedicated and supportive finance team with high expectations.

- Employee well-being benefits via our Employee Assistance programme.

- Excellent Pension Scheme: membership of the LGPS with strong employer contributions.

- Impactful work: play a central role in ensuring our Trust's financial integrity, compliance, and transparency--helping to secure the success of our schools and the futures of young people.

Soke Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake

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 Soke Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/soke-education-trust

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