Finance Assistant
This is a Permanent, Part Time - Term Time Only vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
About this Role
Initio Learning Trust is looking for a Finance Assistant to join our fantastic Finance team. Could this be you?
Actual Salary £15,762 - £16,529 per annum per annum (Grade 6)
This job is Part Time - Term Time Only for 25 hours per week working on mutually convenient days and 42 weeks per year (school term time plus 3 weeks working in the holidays).
It is offered on a Permanent basis.
Approximate start date 02-Jun-2025.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 29th April 2025.
About you...
Are you a motivated individual with an eye for detail? Do you have an interest in financial operations and are you looking for a great work-life balance? Are you keen to develop your finance experience while working in a progressive, supportive and flexible environment? If so, this role could be for you.
We are looking for someone who is keen to support our effective finance processes, enabling the Trust to achieve real, positive outcomes for our students. Day to day you will be involved in:
- Processing invoices in a timely manner to ensure payment terms are met
- Working at pace while retaining accuracy
- Ensuring appropriate authorisations are obtained
- Helping schools and suppliers with invoicing and payment queries
If you are organised, have a passion for numbers and are committed to being a collaborative team player, we'd love to hear from you.
Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.
If you have any further questions, please contact the recruiting manager Sarah Pickard by emailing spickard@initiolearning.org
Please Note: the actual salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee with under 5 years' service.
About our Central Team
Inito’s central team consists of groups of specialists who provide the support, guidance and resources to enable our schools to focus on what they do best; delivering excellence in education.
Please visit our Trust website for a taste of what working in our central team looks like https://www.initiolearning.org/
Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide:
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a genuine commitment to supporting professional development
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a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all
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free onsite parking
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access to the local government or teachers pension scheme
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a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan
About Initio Learning Trust
Initio Learning Trust comprises 19 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2023 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.
Working for Us
Initio Learning Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and aims to provide an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you would like to discuss any changes or support you may need as part of this process, please call or email the recruiting manager (see contact details above).
Initio Learning Trust values and respects the diversity of our workforce, and encourages employees to be their unique selves. Having a diverse and inclusive workforce underpins our core values of collaboration, ambition and respect, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. Applicant shortlisting is done without reference to any personal data including your name.
Applying for a job with us - other things you need to know
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be verified.
Initio Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In line with current safer recruitment guidance, we may collect further information for applicants who are shortlisted for interview including criminal record and social media checks, references and verification of qualifications.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2023). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.
Fluency in English is required for all student and public-facing roles, in accordance with the “fluency duty” (Immigration Act 2016). Please refer to the Job Description for further details.
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