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Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

Fairfax Multi Academy Trust (FMAT)

Birmingham

  • £28,163 - £29,572 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
£28,163 – £29,572 (£24,737 – £25,975 term-time)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
To be confirmed
Apply by:
18 November 2024

Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our Central Finance Team and provide key support to the wider Finance team.

The main responsibilities of this role include:

  • Being the first port of call for all incoming queries, verbal and in writing, and responding to these where appropriate or escalating these to the relevant colleague as necessary
  • Proactively building, developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across the business
  • Inputting standing information into the Trust’s Finance system (suppliers, debtors) in accordance with procedures
  • Processing purchase orders from requisitions accurately and in accordance with agreed authorisation and timescales in accordance with procedures

To be successful, you will have the following desirable knowledge and experience:

  • Knowledge of Iris Financials and procurement
  • Purchase ledger experience
  • Previously worked in finance education

This post could be term time only plus 2 weeks or an all-year-round post. Please note that this role is based at Smith's Wood Academy.

We are happy to talk about flexible working for the right candidate.

About us

At Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, we enrich lives and transform futures. Our four academies in and around Birmingham offer an outstanding quality of education, recognising that all our children are individuals and delivering exceptional pastoral care to ensure their happiness. Whilst we place strong emphasis on academic achievement, we take a holistic view of education and maintain exciting extracurricular programmes to create the well-rounded young adults of tomorrow. We’re also creating outstanding careers that could take you anywhere within our network – and take your future anywhere you want to go.

Benefits

When you join Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, you join a nurturing family where your professional satisfaction and personal happiness really count. You can expect heavy investment in your career development alongside an outstanding package of benefits, including:

  • Educational support
  • Flexi perks
  • Salary sacrifice scheme
  • Perkbox subscription
  • Professional learning and regular training
  • Counselling, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a Wellness Hub
  • Wellbeing updates and stress management guidance
  • Menopause awareness training
  • Free flu jabs
  • Access to fitness programmes, including yoga, HIIT and more
  • Access to physical activities during our Trust-wide Wellbeing Week
  • Diet and nutrition webinars

Closing date: 8.00am on 18 November 2024.

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). 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

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About Fairfax Multi Academy Trust (FMAT)

+44 121 378 1288

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Fairfax Multi Academy Trust is a family of schools aiming to develop articulate, resilient and ambitious students, regardless of background, with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to excel in modern Britain.   We want the very best for all our students across the trust because we believe that demographics should not determine destiny.

We have over 3000 students across our four campuses around the city of Birmingham and almost half of those students are eligible for free school meals. We are looking for dedicated professionals who want to take on the challenge of eradicating educational disadvantage: why should a child's life chances be decided by their postcode or background? We believe that every child deserves the same high standard of education to change their lives.

Each of our four campuses across the city of Birmingham has a traditional approach with old-fashioned values where courtesy, manners and respect are central . You can find live vacancies by clicking on our campus pages below:

Bournville School

Erdington Academy 

Fairfax Academy

Smith's Wood Academy

Each academy is an environment where excellence is a daily pursuit that is expected through high standards of presentation and quality of work. We believe there is dignity in hard work and our dedicated staff go the extra mile for our students to not only ensure that they succeed academically, but develop a depth of character through their everyday and extra-curricular experiences. We expect every child to challenge themselves, fostering our students' aspirations, supporting them to overcome obstacles to pursue their goals and achieve their ambitious aims in life. 

We are looking for more dedicated professionals to join our family to contribute to our mission, exuding and extending our values.

Our core values and beliefs: 

· Excellence – We strive for the highest quality to ensure excellent outcomes 

· Dedication – We believe there is dignity in hard work and effort 

· Ambition – We want the very best for our students 

· Integrity – We believe in openness and transparency 

· Tradition – We believe in old fashioned manners, courtesy and respect 

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