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Wessex Multi Academy Trust

Finance Officer

Salary : Grade 6 SCP 6-9

Start date : As soon as possible

We currently have two vacancies for full time finance officers. These positions are for 37 hours per week and are term time only (plus INSET).

The Wessex Multi-Academy Trust is looking to appoint two Finance Officers; reporting to the central Finance team and working directly in our schools. Whilst this position is part of the central finance team, the postholder will be required to travel to and undertake work across multiple school sites as well as working in the central office.

We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic, suitably experienced and qualified individuals to take responsibility for :

• ensuring financial regulations are adhered to and controlled, in accordance with Trust policy and ESFA.
• raising purchase orders, check and process invoices for payments and reporting for BACs runs.
• undertake regular reviews and evaluations of cost saving opportunities, preparation of month end accounts, including monitoring payroll, preparing transactions for bank reconciliation and forecasting.
• other responsibilities include processing all income into the assigned schools (banking, invoicing, and reconciling), preparation of invoices and collection of fees and other dues and operation of school ensuring a full reconciliation is undertaken at least once a month.

Candidates need to be well organised, have good communication skills and be able work with a high degree of accuracy. They will need to be highly organised, a team player and be happy to use their own initiative and work independently. Experience with finance systems and excel is essential. Due to the nature of the role, the postholder will need to be able to fulfil the travel requirements.

Applications can be made, or downloaded, via . Individual CVs will not be accepted. You can also find further details about the Trust via the website.

An application pack with further details, including how to apply, can be found on the Wessex website :

Wessex Multi-Academy Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process

Wessex MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, an Enhanced DBS check Child Barred List check and satisfactory references.

We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Applicants are advised that it is an offence to apply for the role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service.

Closing Date : Monday 1st January 2024 at midnight.

Interview Date : Friday 5th January 2024.