Finance Team Leader

Application Deadline: Sunday, 6th July 2025

Interview Date: W/c 7th July 2025

About us

Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind.

Established in 2013, we are a well-respected local school trust, completely committed to our inclusive and ambitious mission.

We are different to many trusts in that we are diverse in composition; 10 schools: primary, secondary, and special and this gives us a unique feel as we learn so much from one another.

We want our students to love learning and be well placed to do something great with their lives, our values of enjoy, learn, succeed reflect this.

We are ambitious for all our children, and we are determined that all can succeed

We value our teams and are committed to the professional development of all.

We are proud of the clarity that we have as expressed in our principles of alignment and the value that we place on individual and school diversity.

This Trust is determined that everyone has the power to lead and that we serve our local community in action as well as words.

All our leaders are committed to being supported and challenged to be better tomorrow than they are today and are genuinely excited about the next phase in our journey to remarkable.

We are Team Beckfoot Trust and Team School

Please see the candidate pack for more details about our Trust

Why Choose Beckfoot Central Team

We are committed to making a difference to our community.

We work closely with our schools and are obsessed with making a difference to the front line.

We are highly collegiate, inclusive, and professional.

We have clarity of role and function, and this enhances psychological safety.

As a medium sized trust, we work closely together, as one Trust, where all belong

The strategic direction of the trust is clear and there are regular briefings and training from senior executives, including the CEO.

Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020 provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on theMinistry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found inDBS filtering guide

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Beckfoot Trust is seeking a talented Finance Team Leader to join our dynamic team. This role has been vacant for some time, and we are eager to find the right candidate to lead our innovative finance team. We are always striving for remarkable achievements, working hard to support our schools and make a real difference in the education of children. If you have a passion for finance and a drive for innovation, we encourage you to apply and help us shape the future of Beckfoot Trust.

Working Pattern:Full-Time, All year around, 37 hours per week, Mondays to Thursdays 8.00am - 4.00pm, Friday 8.00am - 3.30pm

Contract Type:Permanent

Application Deadline: Midnight , Sunday 6th July 2025

Interview Date:W/c 7th July 2025

We are small enough to feel very connected, yet large enough for all to feel the benefit of scale.

As a minimum we meet national pay and conditions

We have a great reputation as a local employer and we work positively with unions, with an emphasis on fairness and equity.

We find ways to reduce unnecessary workload

We are positive about flexible working requests and are constantly seeking out best practice to enhance employee experience

We consult on any big changes to policy.

We listen carefully to our employees through an annual nationally benchmarked survey and through many opportunities to hear the voice of the individual

We are compassionate when colleagues face difficulties and seek to remove barriers to enhance employee engagement

We have a free Employee Assistance Programme that provides confidential counselling and advice for employees and their family

We dedicate time to teamwork

We authentically value staff through specific praise, recognising what they do to make a difference to the lives of young people daily

We understand the need for psychological safety, and we work hard to remove the barriers to true inclusion for all

Our people matter, being a People First Organisation is a key strategic aim and our People Charter frames our commitment - included in the candidate pack below.

We value clarity of communication so that all can belong.

Our leaders are highly visible and committed to providing calm, purposeful and motivational environments where teachers can teach, and learners can learn