Job Description

Salary

47,181 - 50,269
Depending on experience

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Rotherham

Job category/type

Education - Non-Teaching, Finance

Date posted

04/11/2025

Job reference

REQ21592



Herringthorpe Junior School - Willow Tree Academy

Chatterton Drive

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S65 2JW.

Tel: 01709 828168

37 hours per week.

Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks negotiable (26 days + 8 bank holidays).

Here at Willow Tree Academy, our motto is 'Engaging Hearts and Minds in the Love of Learning'. As a small Academy Trust comprising four primary schools, we are committed to providing a safe, vibrant, and inspiring environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported to achieve their very best.

Our schools are highly successful, offering pupils a rich and engaging primary experience that nurtures both academic achievement and personal growth. Restorative Practice is central to our ethos and guides how we build relationships, resolve challenges, and foster a caring and considerate community.

As part of this vision, the Trust Finance Manager plays a key role in ensuring our financial resources are managed responsibly and effectively to support the high-quality education and creative curriculum we provide. Responsible and thoughtful financial management underpins everything we do, enabling our schools to continue offering exceptional opportunities that inspire both hearts and minds.

The Role.

The candidate must be able to rise to the technical financial challenges, as well as being able to communicate effectively with Senior Leaders and Finance Business colleagues enabling the best possible outcome for children.

Maintaining the financial accounting systems across the MAT, ensuring compliance with the Academies Financial Handbook and other key financial guidance and legislative requirements.

Preparing year end working papers/schedules liaising with external auditors and completing year end accounts including relevant notes using DAPA software.

Skilled in effective oral and written communication, the ability to form effective professional relationships including team working, and have good organisational and time management skills. You will possess at least Qualified Accountant status CCAB qualification.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to join our trust. Working closely alongside the current CEO & CFO/COO, the successful candidate will play a key role in contributing to the vision, values and strategic development of the trust.

We require someone who will be responsible for producing timely and accurate financial information using the Trustsfinancial and accounting systems and processes, to the standards required by the Trust, the ESFA, Audit Commission and the accountancy profession. The role will also work closely with the Trust HR and Payroll Team ensuring accurate returns and reporting is completed.

Preparing year end working papers/schedules liaising with external auditors and completing year end accounts including relevant notes using DAPA software.

Skilled in effective oral and written communication, the ability to form effective professional relationships including team working, and have good organisational and time management skills.

You will possess at least Qualified Accountant status CCAB qualification or equivalent.

What's in it for you?

We are dedicated to the development of our colleagues and committed to creating a great place to work. In order to provide the best for our pupils and families we need to find people already living our Values. In return we will offer you extensive support and CPD; the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Academy Trust; a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team; an ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team; a dedicated Governing Body.

Herringthorpe Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you are interested in joining our team, please contact the school, by phone 01709 828168 or email herringthorpe@willowtreeacademy.org, to find out more about the post. Visits are warmly welcomed. Contact

Joanne Draycott on 01709 828168.

Closing date: 25th November 2025 (5pm).

Interview date: 2nd December 2025.

Further details and applications are available on MyNewTerm:

https://mynewterm.com/jobs/5613/EDV-2025-WTA-17831 This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check