Trust Finance Officer

South East Essex Academy Trust, Benfleet, SS7 2TD

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  29 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 April 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: £27,448.00 - £29,303.00 Annually (Actual)

Trust Finance Officer job summary

The Trust Finance Officer provides high quality financial support to the SEEAT central team, Trustees and Headteachers. They ensure accurate day to day financial operations, strong financial controls in schools, and the maintenance of clear, audit ready records in accordance with the Trust Financial Regulations & DfE Academy Trust Handbook. The role will drive best value for money across the trust by ensuring effective financial planning, rigorous budget monitoring, cost efficient procurement, and the consistent application of financial controls that support sustainable, high quality educational outcomes. It requires excellent organisation, discretion, and the ability to prioritise workload to meet key deadlines. The postholder works flexibly across the Trust and will travel to schools as needed to provide hands on financial support,

Main Duties:

• - Maintain accurate accounts and manage all day to day financial transactions

• - Raise purchase orders, reconcile goods received, and process invoices/BACS payments as required.

• - Action online purchases and process journals/recharges in IRIS Financials.

• - Liaise with suppliers to resolve invoice and delivery queries.

  - Produce and share regular financial reports and monitoring spreadsheets.

  - Complete reconciliation of end of month control accounts.

  - Support preparation of year‑end accounts for audit readiness.

  - Maintain accurate financial data to support budget management across schools.

  - Count, record and bank cash/cheques; manage petty cash systems where applicable.

  - Process DfE & other third party income

  - Administer supporting documentation and process charge card statements.

  - Administer FSM & 16-19 bursary processing payments against claims & issuing vouchers where necessary

  - Manage the financial administration of school trips.

  - Assist with wider school administrative routines as required.

  - Support additional Trust business as directed by senior leaders.

  - Provide responsive finance support to schools, both remotely and onsite

South East Essex Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All postholders working in our schools will be considered to work in Regulated Activity and will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org

The school reserves the right to close the listing at any time and shortlist earlier if strong candidates apply earlier in the process.

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.

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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 South East Essex Academy Trust

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

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