Trust Finance Manager

Batley Multi Academy Trust’s sole purpose is to provide an outstanding education for Primary and Secondary learners throughout a local family of schools.   

The Trust is passionately committed to the communities of Batley, Birstall, Dewsbury and our surrounding areas, serving our local learners and their families in order to secure excellent educational outcomes, partnered with high aspirations.  

Batley Multi Academy Trust currently comprises Batley Girls’ High School, Upper Batley High School, Batley Grammar School, Healey Junior, Infant and Nursery School and Field Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School. We provide high quality education for both boys and girls.  This collaboration enables us to share expertise, knowledge and best practice to ensure academic and pastoral excellence throughout all of our schools, with all schools embracing the same overall ethos and values, whilst maintaining their own unique characters.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, dedicated and professional Finance Manager to join Batley Multi Academy Trust.  This is a new and exciting role within the Trust. The role will be based in one of our secondary schools (Upper Batley High School) for two days per week and across the Trust for the other three. 

The Trust Finance Manager will lead the Trust’s central finance function, being responsible for managing the organisation’s financial systems, including payroll. They will advise on and ensure effective provision of financial management across the Trust; managing a small central finance team.

The successful candidate will hold a formal accountancy qualification (CCAB) or be part qualified with significant experience relevant to the post.

If you meet the criteria above then we would be thrilled to hear from you.

Further information regarding the role is available from the Person Specification located on the school website or to arrange an informal discussion or arrange a visit please contact Alan Brown (Chief Finance Officer) on 01924 350088.

Please apply by completing a Batley Multi Academy Trust application form, available at www.batleymat.co.uk or by contacting the Human Resources department on 01924 350081/ recruitment@batleymultiacademytrust.co.uk, for consideration by our selection panel.  

Closing date for applications is 11 December at 12.00 noon

Interviews will be held week commencing 16 December 2019

Batley 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 Disclosure and Barring Service check for Regulated Activity.

Batley Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sec