Finance Assistant

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our Central Finance Team to provide key support to the wider Finance Team. You will be based at Smith’s Wood Academy.

We are happy to talk about flexible working for the right candidate. This post could be term time only plus 2 weeks or an all-year-round post.

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 standard information to 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

The ideal candidate will have:

• Knowledge of Iris Financials and Procurement
• Purchase ledger experience
• Previous experience working in finance education

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 10 January 2025.

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