Finance Assistant
Accord Multi Academy Trust
Wakefield
- £25,583 - £25,989 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 3: £25,583 to £25,989 per annum (actual salary)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 19 September 2025
Job overview
37 hours per week, full year
To start as soon as possible
Accord Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an outstanding Finance Assistant to provide a high-quality financial processing support service to the Trust Central Finance Team based at the Accord Central Offices and contribute effectively to the wider Finance Team and all academies, including internal and external stakeholders.
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.
This will require you to support the Senior Finance Officer and Finance Manager in all financial support functions including processing invoices accurately, processing BACS and cheque payments and raising sales invoicing across the academies within the Trust. You will have the ability to complete work carefully, accurately and to agreed deadlines, taking a pro-active approach to work to ensure that these deadlines are met, maintain attention to detail in all aspects of work.
The position is on a full-time basis working Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am to 3.30pm, with a half an hour unpaid lunch break per day.
At Accord we strive to create an environment where pupils enjoy learning and are given opportunity to stretch themselves both academically and also through a wide range of other extra-curricular activities. Our success is founded on traditional values set in a warm friendly environment.
We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. Prospective applicants are welcome to visit prior to applying.
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits and we also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our ‘People Pledge’ and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org).
Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing:
- Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Technology scheme via SmartTech*
- Access to an extensive discounts platform via Accord Rewards
- Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
- 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through Healthcare Cash Plans
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme*
- Free annual flu jab
- Free, on-site parking at every site
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
*restrictions apply
The Accord Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2016 and is currently made up of five academies, four of which were the founding members of the Trust. The Trust is committed to providing world class education for all our young people within our community and as such we recognise the pivotal role that our staff team have in this respect. The Trust places at the heart of its development a commitment to high quality professional development for all staff who join the Trust. We understand that by investing in our staff we will create an organisation with a shared vision and values that will transform education for young people.
We offer a supportive work environment with a dedicated and approachable central operational team and an educational strategy group who will work with you in order for you to reach your career goals and aspirations.
For an informal discussion about this position please contact hr@accordmat.org or call on 01924 282748.
Application forms are available from https://accordmat.org/join-our-team/our-vacancies/
Completed application forms to be returned to hr@accordmat.org
Closing date: 9.00am on Friday 19 September 2025.
Interviews likely to be held week commencing 22 September 2025.
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.
Attached documents
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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