Finance Assistant

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is looking to appoint a talented Finance Assistant on a temporary basis. Based in our Nottingham office, you will play an active role in delivering an efficient, effective and customer focused finance service to all twenty-one schools within the multi-academy trust while ensuring that all financial transactions are processed accurately within our accounting system.

The successful candidates will:

• have or will be willing to work towards an AAT qualification or above

• have an eye for detail, with the ability to manage a varied workload

• be adept at working with and managing large amounts of complex information

• be customer focused, with strong communication skills

• be highly ICT literate with the ability to quickly adapt to different ICT systems

• have a commitment to ongoing professional development

In return we can offer you:

• the opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team

• the chance to take a leading role in shaping the delivery of the new finance service

• fantastic career development opportunities within a new and exciting multi-academy trust

• access to first class CPD opportunities

• an excellent, bespoke induction programme

• access to the Local Government Pension scheme

This post offers an excellent opportunity for the appointee to develop a career in Finance.  The Trust is committed to providing excellent CPD opportunities for all staff and the role will allow the person appointed both to gain experience in a wide range of Finance duties.

For an informal discussion about the role and our school please contact Vicky Bowen. 

You will receive an automated response from our vacancies inbox to confirm your application has been received. Please contact HR on 0115 851 5454 if you do not receive this automated response.

Closing date: 1 November 2021 (9.00 am)

The Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. 

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

About Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

Our school is part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 21 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.  Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development offered by the CMAT’s CPD Hub.

Why work for the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust?

• Access to first class CPD opportunities. We have a specialised CPD Hub to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD for all our staff. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.

• Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 21 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.

• Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent, and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.

• Cycle to Work Scheme – you will save money as well as improve your mental health and wellbeing and reduce your Carbon Footprint.

• Pension - automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.

• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for support staff.

For more information about our Trust and our vacancies, please visit www.ololcatholicmat.co.uk/vacancies

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