Finance Officer (Term time + 5 weeks)
Meridian Trust
Sawtry, Cambridgeshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Meridian Support. Grade 7. Points 12-19 (Actual annual salary based on 37 hours /43 weeks) (Reduced hours or other term time arrangements will be pro-rated)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2023
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual to join our expanding team as a Finance Officer. This role will assist the Trust Accountant in supporting, processing, and preparing accounting data for the training organisations within the Trust. This is a dynamic role with responsibility for a variety of tasks from monthly supplier payments and payroll administration to reconciliation of the balance sheet and plenty more between. The role is based Primarily at our Head Office in Sawtry with regular travel to other sites within the Trust, mileage costs will be reimbursed.
The Opportunity
- A great chance to work with a strong, fun enthusiastic team
- To work within one of the most respected and admired Mutli-Academy Trusts in the Country.
- To develop new and existing skills within a finance role with access to development opportunities.
The ideal candidate
- Experience working in an administrative or accounting environment
- Must have a full valid driving license and access to their own means of transport.
- Have a working knowledge of accounts payable/receivable in conjunction with PSF or equivalent accounting software
- Possess the ability to manage own workload and meet deadlines effectively whilst maintaining high attention to detail.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Free on-site parking
- Eyecare vouchers
- Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Reduced staff membership to the facilities at Academy Leisure, Sawtry
- Free tea and coffee making facilities
- Generous sick pay and annual leave
Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.
Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 28 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk
For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.
Closing date for applications is: 30/1/2023
Interview to take place on: 3/2/2023
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.
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About Meridian Trust
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