Finance Officer

Business & Corporate Services

Finance Officer - (part of Star Academies)

Salary: £29,269 - £32,076 per annum (Pro rata £15,021 -
£16,462 per annum)
Contract Type: Term Time plus 4 weeks
Contract Term: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 20.5 hours per week Mon – Thurs: 11.30am -
4.00pm Fri: 11.00am – 1.30pm

Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding support to help young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, joining the Star support team might just be the best career move you ever make. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team of support staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our pupils.

About Star Radcliffe Academy

Star Radcliffe Academy will be a five-form entry, 750 place, 11-16 secondary school in Radcliffe. The school will open in September 2024.

During its opening year, the school will admit an intake of 150 pupils in Year 7. The school will continue to admit a new intake of Year 7 pupils at the beginning of each academic year.

Like all Star schools, Star Radcliffe Academy will have a leadership specialism. We will provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a talented individual to provide an exceptional business support service to our pupils, teachers and wider stakeholders. As a key member of our school’s business support team, your expertise will help to deliver an outstanding learning environment for our young people.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and specialist technical skills. You will have extensive experience of delivering outstanding customer service and possess the ability to develop relationships across our school and the Star community.


You will have:

A degree qualification or equivalent.
Experience of financial administration within a school setting.
A minimum of two years finance experience.
The ability to use management information systems; and be able to transfer the experience of using one system to another similar system if needs be.
The ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all matters.
About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our learning and development centre, Star Institute. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

Key Dates
Closing Date: Sunday, 26 May 2024 at midnight.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Proposed Start Date: Monday, 19 August 2024.

Application Process
For more information and to apply online, please go to:
https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/starcareers/Job/JobDetail?jobid=8584&isPreview=Yes&advert=external