Finance Officer

Finance Officer
Salary Circa £23,000 - £26,000
Full Year, Full Time (36 hours 40 minutes per week)
Permanent

Our school trust and our teacher training business are growing, and we are looking to appoint a Finance Officer to help us with purchasing and raising invoices.

The role will be part of a growing and diverse team based in an accessible Oldham town centre location within a thriving office of staff who work on partnerships for teacher training and development as well as staff who provide the central functions of a multi academy trust. We can provide training for specific finance systems and in relation to the organisation.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of using computerised packages for financial administration, specifically trained to standard user level in Microsoft excel functions.
• Has excellent communication skills delivering professional, polite, courteous, and efficient customer service.
• Has experience of producing information clearly in a way that can be understood by others.

You don’t have to have worked in education, but your current role, or recent roles will most likely have been in finance or accounts. What matters is that you have good administrative and organisation skills and an eye for detail.

This role is key in our growth strategy, as more schools join our organisation and as we extend our teacher training and development offer, including training existing, and bringing new teachers into the profession across the Northwest of England.

The Cranmer Education Trust is a successful, growing Trust which prides itself on looking after its people, offering a high level of support and access to expertise. This is an excellent time to join the team, as we develop collaborative structures and systems to enhance and support our growing family of schools.

The Trust is made up of primary and secondary schools across Oldham and Rochdale. The Trust also incorporates a teacher training school and the East Manchester Teaching Hub and a MFL hub, which support the training and development of new and existing teachers across the Northwest of England.

For further details please visit:
https://careers.cranmereducationtrust.com/.

This position will be based at the central team’s offices in Cranmer House at The Blue Coat School but may from time to time require travel as necessary to collaborate with other schools which are all locally based.

We offer :

• Opportunities for professional development in a growing Trust.
• A supportive team who will work with and alongside you to achieve the very best.
• LGPS career average pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
• Generous holiday entitlement and sick pay scheme, increasing with length of service.
• Central Oldham location with parking and close to good transport networks.

The Cranmer 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 Cranmer Education Trust follows safer recruitment practices. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and appointment is therefore subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

For further information please refer to:

• The Cranmer Education Trust’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy: Trust Policies | Cranmer Education Trust
• The Trust’s statement on the employment of ex-offenders, in the vacancy Documents section.
• The job description and person specification for further information regarding the safeguarding responsibilities of the role.

Follow the link: Cranmer Education Trust - Careers site to apply for this vacancy.
Please note CVs are not accepted.
Closing date for applications: 12:00 on Monday 03 June 2024
Interviews: Monday 10 June 2024
Start Date: As soon as possible
The Cranmer Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process.