Job Description

Finance Officer

Annual Salary: Grade 3 (27,254-33,699) FTE

Hours of work: Full time - 5 days (36.5hrs) per week, all year round

Permanent position

Location: St John Paul II MAC Central Office and across Multi Academy Schools

The St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing nine Primary Schools and two Secondary Schools. Our schools are based in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington, Aston, Kingstanding and Ladywood.

The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families. As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school's activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school's education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy.

The St John Paul II Multi Academy are looking to appoint a full-time Finance Officer who will provide support across our primary and secondary schools. The successful candidate will join our friendly team which currently consists of two full-time Finance Officers who are line managed by our Director of Finance. The team currently work 3-4 days per week at our Central Office based at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Aston, and work remotely from other academy schools or home on the remaining days (subject to ongoing review). Each member of the team has their own desk space, laptop, work mobile and access to on-site parking.

The job description and person specification is provided with this advertisement.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. St John Paul II Multi Academy is an Equal Opportunities employer. The Multi Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and staff and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS check is required for all successful applicants. An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

The deadline for applications is

12pm on Friday 7

November 2025

Interview date:TBC

Please note we do not accept CVs, applications will only be considered if received on a Catholic Education application form.

Please follow the links on our website to apply

http://johnpaulii.co.uk/vacancies

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 27,254.00-33,699.00 per year

Work Location: In person