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Finance Officer

Finance Officer

Academies Enterprise Trust

Middlesbrough

Salary:
£20k per year
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
as soon as possible
Apply by:
22 March 2019

Job overview

Finance Officer
Location: Middlesbrough (Academies Enterprise Trust)
Telephone: 0203 947 5689

We have committed to ensure that all of our Academies have access to a high quality, consistent HR, Finance and Operations services. Our transformation of Business Support Services commenced in September 2018.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the new Finance team. In this broad role, you will be responsible for undertaking essential financial duties to support our academies across the Middlesbrough area, you will be a key member of the Finance team and will report into the Finance and Operations Manager.

You will have experience of using accounting software packages and financial operations. You will have great organisational skills and attention to detail, be highly motivated and able to work independently and as part of the team. We are looking for someone who cares about getting things right first time, wants to provide excellent customer outcomes and execution of tasks against deadlines. This is fantastic opportunity to develop your finance skills in one of the largest Education Trusts in the country.

Experience of working in a school environment is desirable but not essential.

The successful candidate will be based in the Middlesbrough area. Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) are a national network of over 60 primary, special and secondary academies. We are passionately committed to inspiring children and young people. AET believes that each and every child is inspired to choose a remarkable life. Our mission is to gather and motivate inspirational people committed to delivering an excellent education that launches children into remarkable lives.

 Our values are:

  • Be unusually brave
  • Discover what's possible
  • Push the limits
  • Be big-hearted If you have enthusiasm and determination to deliver a first class Finance service, then we would like to hear from you. We offer:
  • Excellent career prospects across the network, with a culture of looking to promote from within
  • Access to CPD to enable you to grow and development in your role
  • Something we take very seriously is staff WELLBEING. That's why we have partnered up with BHSF to provide support and employee benefits, such as a health cash plan scheme to support healthcare, discounted gym membership and a employee assistance programme
  • The opportunity to use Google Suite, which allows you to do your best work, all in one suite
  • Free car parking


This is a fixed term position until 31 August 2019 and is required to start as soon as possible.

Closing date: Friday 22 March 2019

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
 
All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. Find your remarkable, apply today, by clicking the following link: https://bit.ly/2Tr649c (TES website).

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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About Academies Enterprise Trust

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AET was established in 2008 and is now a national network of 57 primary, secondary and special academies. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive network of schools which span nearly every region in the country.

This is a hugely exciting time to be joining the organisation, and as we pivot from being in turnaround mode to becoming a high performance organisation on the pathway to sustainable excellence. This will see us building our in-house education improvement capacity and expertise, making sure that our schools have all the support they need to deliver an excellent education for every child, every day.

Our people are our single greatest resource and we want to make sure we are creating the optimum environment and conditions so that everyone in AET can do their very best work. We will only deliver on our promise of excellence for all of our children if we attract, develop and retain the very best talent in the country and surround them with exceptional development throughout their careers.

We want people on our team who are excited by scale and the prospect of having a deep and lasting impact on the lives of tens of thousands of children. We also want people who are intellectually rigorous, stay curious, and generous enough to be committed to the messy challenge of collaboration.

AET has an exciting future ahead and by joining us on this journey, you will have an unparalleled opportunity to make a lasting and meaningful impact on the children and young people in our schools.

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