Finance Assistant
Accord Multi Academy Trust
Wakefield
- £21,575 - £21,968 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 3
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 9 February 2023
Job overview
37 hours per week, full year
The Accord Multi Academy Trust are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Finance Assistant to provide a high quality financial processing support service to the Trust Central Finance Team and contribute effectively to the wider Finance Team and all academies.
The successful candidate will be highly efficient, show attention to detail with a willingness to learn and develop within a professional and challenging environment. Some financial systems and procedures experience would be an advantage.
We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. We encourage prospective applicants to visit prior to applying. We offer a supportive work environment with a dedicated and approachable central operational team and an educational strategy group who will work with collaboratively with you.
The Accord Multi Academy Trust is a Wakefield based Trust; all four academies in the Trust are closely located to one another which lends itself to many opportunities to work closely and collaboratively. All academies are within a three-mile radius of one another and can be found a short drive off junction 40 of the M1. The role will be based at Ossett Academy, in the first instance.
For an informal discussion about this position please contact hr@accordmat.org or call 01924 282748.
Application forms are available from: www.accordmat.org/vacancies/
Completed application forms to be returned to hr@accordmat.org
Closing date: 9.00am on Thursday 9 February 2023.
Interviews likely to be held on Thursday 16 February 2023.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Accord Multi Academy Trust reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles at the Trust. We welcome and encourage applications from, but not limited to Black, Asian, other ethnic minority groups, individuals who identify as LGBT+; and/or are registered with a disability. Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.
The Accord Multi Academy 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 post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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About Accord Multi Academy Trust
- Accord Multi Academy Trust
- Storrs Hill Road, Ossett
- West Yorkshire
- WF5 0DG
- United Kingdom
Accord Multi Academy Trust is an educational charity established in September 2016, currently made up of the four founding members of the Trust; Horbury Academy, Ossett Academy & Accord Sixth Form College, Horbury Primary Academy and Middlestown Primary Academy.
Its vision and key principles are underpinned by the highest expectations on what every child can achieve, regardless of their context or starting point.
The overarching vision for the Trust is to work in one ‘Accord – celebrating the differences of each academy through strong collaboration in order to inspire all members of our learning community to be the best that they can be.’
The Trust is strongly committed to fostering a positive and healthy working environment with wellbeing and workload management at the forefront of all decision making. Its employees benefit from:
- an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across academies and within the central Trust teams, and with other academies and trusts on a local or regional basis
- structured and informal opportunities to share best practice, affording colleagues the opportunity to develop their own skills
- opportunities to lead on developments as a stepping stone to further career opportunities
- the opportunity to work in a forward thinking and fast-paced environment, alongside a range of professionals with a proven track record of success in transforming education for young people
- a commitment to high quality professional development
- a specific career stage pathway of professional development with a commitment to support engagement in nationally recognised professional qualifications (NPQ’s)
- nationally agreed terms and conditions in relation to pay and conditions for teaching and associate staff, with local holiday patterns within the local authority of each academy.
- access to a pension scheme
- access to discounted rates for self and family members for a range of local and national companies and services, reviewed annually
- free access to the fitness suite at one of the academies within the Trust.
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