Finance Assistant

About the role

An exciting opportunity to join an outstanding team and be at the forefront of our organisational development.

We are currently seeking a finance assistant to work with the Trust Finance Team to provide a high quality, efficient and effective finance services for the 3 secondary schools within our Trust. Key aspects of the role will be processing transactions on the finance system including orders, invoices, obtaining authorisation, and dealing with queries therefore you must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as a good attention to detail and an enthusiastic approach to your work.

The role will be predominantly based at Brinsworth Academy but there must be flexibility to work across the other secondary sites.

Responsibilities

• Processing transactions on the finance system including orders, invoices, obtaining authorisation, and dealing with queries
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• A good attention to detail
• An enthusiastic approach to your work

Requirements

Key requirements include:

• Experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of financial systems and processes
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry
• Flexibility to work across multiple sites

Qualifications

Qualifications required include:

• GCSEs in relevant subjects (ideally Maths and English)
• Experience in a similar role

Skills

Skills required include:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• A good attention to detail
• An enthusiastic approach to your work

Benefits

Benefits include:

• NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
• Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
• An attractive Local Government pension scheme
• Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
• A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff

Pay

Actual Salary £18,977-£19,278 (FTE £25,583 - £25,989)

Schedule

Part Time (32 Hours per week), Term Time Only

Contact Information

To see the full job description, person specification and to apply please visit: https://nclt.ac.uk/vacancies.

Applications should be submitted to: CentralTeam-recruitment@nclt.ac.uk.

Start Date: September 2026