Finance Officer
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Moderate value due to foundational role in a new academy with stable workload, although with limited earning potential.
- Involvement in a new academy with growth potential.
- Stable part-time role focused on finance management.
- Part of a supportive Multi-Academy Trust.
Pros
- Opportunity to be part of a new academy with growth potential.
- Stable part-time work focused on finance management.
- Involvement in a supportive multi-academy trust environment.
Cons
- Lower-than-average salary compared to industry standards.
- Limited full-time potential as role is part-time.
- Role may evolve as the new academy integrates.
Who it's for
Entry to Mid-career • Part-time
Good fit
- Entry-level finance candidates.
- Individuals passionate about education financing.
- Part-time job seekers in the finance sector.
Not recommended for
- Highly experienced financial professionals.
- Candidates looking for full-time positions.
- Those wanting high salaries or rapid promotion.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Finance Officer
32.5 hours per week, term time plus 5 days
Scale 4. Actual starting salary: £13,634.79 per annum
Trinity Sowerby Bridge will be a new academy within the Trinity Multi-Academy Trust, transferring to the trust in March 2018. The flagship academy, Trinity Academy Halifax is a model of excellence for the growing number of academies and free schools joining the trust. The team behind the success at Trinity are working to help those joining our trust to replicate their successes in improving the outcomes for children and young people.
Sowerby Bridge has a new leadership team in place, led by an Executive Principal. Through robust, clear systems and support; we can ensure that teachers can focus on developing their teaching. Our mantra of ‘Culture & Consistency = Excellence’ is something that we are proud of and all staff support us to maintain this philosophy.
All of these fantastic and exciting initiatives require the expertise and commitment of dedicated staff and we are currently looking to appoint a Finance Officer to add capacity to the Finance team.
The purpose of the role is to be the first point of contact for staff with any finance issues, and work closely with them to ensure that up to date and accurate financial information is maintained. You will be involved in generating monthly financial reports/purchase ordering, management and checking of deliveries, management of invoices, and working on internal and external audits.
This is a busy and varied role, and the successful candidate will have experience of working in an administrative financial role. Experience of using a computer based finance package is desirable.
You must be fully committed to optimising the opportunities that are available to children and young people, secure in the knowledge that you will be joining an ambitious forward-thinking Academy Trust that sets the standards for our family of schools and academies.
For more information on this role and to apply, visit our recruitment website; www.trinitymat.org/all-vacancies.
