Job Description

Enhance Academy Trust is a vibrant and growing Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising sixteen primary schools across Wakefield, Kirklees, and Barnsley, alongside a specialist post-16 performing arts free school. As we continue to expand, we are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Trust Business Manager to play a key role in shaping the next stage of our development.
This central team position will oversee the Trust's core operational functions, including finance, human resources, and premises. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading all financial processes--budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and audit compliance--while managing payroll and recruitment in alignment with Trust policies and statutory requirements for a number of schools.
Working in close partnership with Headteachers and Senior Leaders, you will help develop long-term financial strategies, support capital investment projects, and ensure the integrity of financial controls. You will also lead on site development, health and safety compliance, and initiatives that deliver value for money across the Trust.
This is a pivotal role requiring outstanding communication skills, strategic vision, and a strong commitment to safeguarding and operational excellence
We are looking for someone who has:

• A certificate or Diploma of School Business Management, or working towards this qualification, or equivalent qualification.
• A qualification or relevant experience within Accounting or Business Studies, or ability to demonstrate equivalent experience
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Linemanagement experience

For an informal chat please contact Lisa Hutton Cheif Financial Officer on or 01924 971721
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 4 November 2025.
Closing Date: 26 October 2025
To apply for this position, please click to access Enhance Academy Trust recruitment portal.
Why join Enhance Academy Trust?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples:

• Membership to either the Teachers' Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
• GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
• Free annual flu jab
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
• A paid annual Wellbeing Day - a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
• Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers.

Safeguarding Statement
Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.
Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.
To view our Safeguarding and Child protection policy please visit the school website
To view our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders policy please click on the following link
Job title Trust Business Manager Job reference 244162 Date posted 13/10/2025 Application closing date 26/10/2025 Location Enhance Academy Trust Salary NJC SCP 32-35 - 41,511.00 to 44,711.00 Package All year round 37 hours per week. Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Full time, School Attachments Job description
Enhance Academy Trust is a vibrant and growing Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising sixteen primary schools across Wakefield, Kirklees, and Barnsley, alongside a specialist post-16 performing arts free school. As we continue to expand, we are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Trust Business Manager to play a key role in shaping the next stage of our development.
This central team position will oversee the Trust's core operational functions, including finance, human resources, and premises. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading all financial processes--budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and audit compliance--while managing payroll and recruitment in alignment with Trust policies and statutory requirements for a number of schools.
Working in close partnership with Headteachers and Senior Leaders, you will help develop long-term financial strategies, support capital investment projects, and ensure the integrity of financial controls. You will also lead on site development, health and safety compliance, and initiatives that deliver value for money across the Trust.
This is a pivotal role requiring outstanding communication skills, strategic vision, and a strong commitment to safeguarding and operational excellence
We are looking for someone who has:

• A certificate or Diploma of School Business Management, or working towards this qualification, or equivalent qualification.
• A qualification or relevant experience within Accounting or Business Studies, or ability to demonstrate equivalent experience
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Linemanagement experience

For an informal chat please contact Lisa Hutton Cheif Financial Officer on or 01924 971721
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 4 November 2025.
Closing Date: 26 October 2025
To apply for this position, please click to access Enhance Academy Trust recruitment portal.
Why join Enhance Academy Trust?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples:

• Membership to either the Teachers' Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
• GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
• Free annual flu jab
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
• A paid annual Wellbeing Day - a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
• Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers.

Safeguarding Statement
Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.
Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.
To view our Safeguarding and Child protection policy please visit the school website
To view our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders policy please click on the following link

Skills Required