Salary: NJC Grade E: 12.59 - 13.47 per hour/ 24,294 - 25,979 per annum

Required as soon as possible.

The Learning Academy Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Finance Officer to join our exceptional, friendly, and professional centralised Business Team, based in Kingsteignton. This is a crucial role to support our growing School Trust, where you will get a chance to achieve a real sense of personal fulfilment knowing that what you do has a direct impact on the lives of our children.

Reporting to the Operational Finance Lead, you will support the day-to-day activities across all areas of the finance function, including placing and processing orders and invoices to reconciling monthly supplier statements. No day will be the same, and whilst the work can be demanding, we encourage you to take a proactive approach, working alongside a highly caring and committed team.

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and confident using a variety of IT systems. You ll be happy to work independently whilst following processes, as well as collaboratively as part of the wider Finance and Business Support Team. Our ideal candidate will be extremely organised with a keen eye for detail. Being able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills will be vital as the successful candidate will need to communicate clearly with colleagues and key stakeholders across The Trust, and external suppliers.

An AAT Level 3 qualification as well as experience and/or knowledge of school finance would be advantageous but not essential. We are proud that we are a single organisation where professional development and growth is supported and celebrated. We invest in our colleagues and want you to feel professionally nourished in your role and we would be happy to support you in achieving an AAT qualification.

The post is full time, but we are open to flexible working including part time hours/weeks. We are on a journey to become the BEST employer ; we want to continue to embed a culture where all colleagues feel valued and a real sense of belonging, so they can flourish in their roles and in short, be the best they can be. We are proud that our wellbeing strategy enables us to nurture, develop and support our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children.

This is a role where you will have a profound impact on the future of our children. Our colleagues are crucial and without them, our children will not experience an excellent curriculum or thrive in environments where they are cared for, inspired, and challenged. If you are someone who feels inspired by our mission and values and wants to be part of a Trust where everything begins and ends with children, this could be the role for you!

If you are excited about this role but your past experiences looks a little different to what we ve identified, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the perfect candidate! What matters most to us is the value that you can bring to the role. All we ask is that you are committed to developing a career and growing your skills and knowledge.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider communities that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

We are proud to be a School Trust that nurtures, develops and supports our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children as reflected in our People Strategy. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider communities that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to make a profound difference to children s lives
• A culture that takes work life balance extremely seriously for all its colleagues
• The chance to work as part of a collective in a values-led School Trust
• Opportunities to develop your career within our Professional Business Team
• A strong, proactive wellbeing network across the School Trust
• Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Trust benefit schemes including Tech and Cycle Schemes
• Access to a generous Local Government Pension Scheme

All our schools are each at the centre of their local communities and celebrate their individuality and distinctiveness. A core feature in how we work as a School Trust is our collective approach in delivering an exceptional education for all children. We do this through working very closely together in mutual support and challenge to empower excellence for our children, families, and the communities that we serve.

In short, our ethos is one of working together to Empower, Excel, Together.

The Learning Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS disclosures are required for this post along with the other necessary checks. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

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The closing date for applications is Monday 5th February 2024 (9am) however, please feel free to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.