Finance Officer

The Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust (Diocese of Salford) is dedicated to providing an outstanding Catholic education to our pupils. We are seeking to expand our central finance team and appoint an enthusiastic individual to join us in the role of Finance Officer. The successful candidate will be based at our central offices in Sale, reporting to the Head of Finance and wider finance team, with responsibility for transactional processing and reconciliations across our portfolio of schools, along with day-to-day line management of two part-time finance assistants.

The post-holder will work as part of the central finance team to ensure that payments to suppliers are processed and reconciled in a timely manner and will support Finance Business Partners with other aspects of the month-end reporting process and external reporting (statutory audit and ESFA).

The post-holder will enable schools within Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust to receive financial reports in a timely manner and will assist with financial processing support across the CAT.

Emmaus CAT is a growing Catholic Academy Trust so there will be opportunities for progression and career development.

Contract Type: Permanent, all year round

Contract/Hours of work: Full time, 35hrs per week (0.8FTE/28 hours contract would be considered, please discuss at interview)

Location: Based at the CATs Central Offices in Sale.

Line Management: The Finance Officer will work under the direction of the Head of Finance and will line manage the part-time Finance Assistants within the Transactions Team.

Key contacts: CFO, Head of Finance, the Central Team, Emmaus CAT School Business Managers any other relevant key personnel. Responsibilities Working with the Central Finance Team to support efficient transactional processing and reconciliations. 

How to Apply

Further information is detailed in the attached Application Pack. Applications must be submitted on the attached application form. We are unable to accept online applications or CV's.

Completed application forms and supporting documents should be returned by e-mail to to Liz Moran, Senior Administrator; liz.moran@emmauscat.com by the closing date of Monday 20th January 2025, 9.00am.

Interviews will take place on Friday 24th January 2025.

Safer Recruitment

Emmaus Catholic 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 successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS application and will be subject to further safer recruitment checks, such as references, with ID documents retained on file. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.