Finance Assistant - School Based

North East Ambition; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic educational trust in Northallerton is seeking a Financial Administrator to manage financial operations in a busy school setting. This permanent role involves 37 hours of work per week during term time, plus 2 additional weeks. Candidates should possess strong organisational and interpersonal skills, demonstrating a commitment to the trust's values and a proactive approach to problem-solving. The role offers a supportive and empowering environment aimed at professional growth.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated organisational skills to manage diverse tasks.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills to inspire and motivate others.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial administration in a school environment.
• Support the Finance Controller in achieving departmental goals.
• Participate in continual professional development activities.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Creativity in problem solving

Job description

This role is based in a busy school environment, managing the financial administration.

Organisational skills are essential in order to deal with the variety of task that need to be undertaken.

Job Details

Hours of Work: 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time only plus 2 weeks (41 weeks per year)

Position Type: Permanent

Line Manager: Finance Controller/Finance Business Partner

Travel Required: No

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

About the Trust

Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

Our Trust is committed to promoting:

• Health, happiness and wellbeing
• A safe, disciplined and supportive environment
• A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach
• High standards and expectations
• Integrity, kindness and good manners
• Respect for individuality and difference
• Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are ‘Striving for Excellence’.

Why work for us?

We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.

In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the ‘Employer of Choice’. Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

Regardless of role, we seek staff who:

• Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
• Are committed to our Trust values.
• Show initiative and are responsive to change.
• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Are creative in their approach to problem solving.
• Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.
• Are team players.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement https://www.arete.uk/careers

If you would like to find out more and have a conversation with the Finance Controller, please contact Helen Wiseman, [e-mail]

If you are ready for the next step in your career and you feel that your skill set makes you a good fit for this very exciting opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied within the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place on as soon as possible after the closing date.

The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks. Online searches may be done as part of due diligence checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.