Senior Finance Assistant
| Posting date: | 13 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 September 2025 |
| Location: | Barnsley, Not recorded, S70 2JW |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | f02e692e-8726-44b0-b969-ccf1eb0dd5e3 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
About this Role
Wellspring Academy Trust is looking to recruit a self motivated, customer-focused, organised individual to this new post within a dynamic growing organisation. The Finance Team undertakes the financial processing and budget monitoring support currently for 33 academies and a number of internal business units.
Location: Predominantly Digital Media Centre, County Way Barnsley, S70 2JW, supporting the team in the East, so some travel to Grimsby offices is expected.
Purpose of the Post
The role involves working as part of the Trust’s Central Finance Team (based in Barnsley), providing financial administrative support for Wellspring Academy Trust.
Candidates must have experience within a finance office and be AAT qualified (or working towards completing).
Responsibilities
The post holder will undertake a range of financial administrative functions, including transactional processing and academy budget monitoring. Duties will include:
• The use of the Trust’s financial management and budget systems, to;
• Maintain the Finance system, including bank reconciliations and VAT returns.
• Support Trust Senior Finance Officers in academy budget monitoring by undertaking transactional reviews, commitment cleansing, journal processing and expenditure tracking.
• Support Trust Finance Officer in undertaking balance sheet month end checks and reconciliations.
• Undertaking transactional processing and ledger maintenance.
• Coordinate and support the schedule of internal finance checks within academies.
• Supporting year end and other external reporting requirements.
• Undertake any other financial administration tasks, commensurate with the grade as part of a flexible team.
Standard Duties in all Trust Job Descriptions
• Show a commitment to diversity, equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
• Show a commitment to ensuring that children and young people learn in a safe environment.
• Participate in relevant and appropriate training and development as required.
Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children and vulnerable adults in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults.
References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.
We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. If you require any support with completing your application, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/ countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post
What the school offers its staff
Pension SchemeCycle to Work
Commitment to safeguarding
Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post. If you are currently living overseas or have in the last 5 years be aware that further checks will be required, if you are the preferred candidate.
About this Role
Wellspring Academy Trust is looking to recruit a self motivated, customer-focused, organised individual to this new post within a dynamic growing organisation. The Finance Team undertakes the financial processing and budget monitoring support currently for 33 academies and a number of internal business units.
Location: Predominantly Digital Media Centre, County Way Barnsley, S70 2JW, supporting the team in the East, so some travel to Grimsby offices is expected.
Purpose of the Post
The role involves working as part of the Trust’s Central Finance Team (based in Barnsley), providing financial administrative support for Wellspring Academy Trust.
Candidates must have experience within a finance office and be AAT qualified (or working towards completing).
Responsibilities
The post holder will undertake a range of financial administrative functions, including transactional processing and academy budget monitoring. Duties will include:
• The use of the Trust’s financial management and budget systems, to;
• Maintain the Finance system, including bank reconciliations and VAT returns.
• Support Trust Senior Finance Officers in academy budget monitoring by undertaking transactional reviews, commitment cleansing, journal processing and expenditure tracking.
• Support Trust Finance Officer in undertaking balance sheet month end checks and reconciliations.
• Undertaking transactional processing and ledger maintenance.
• Coordinate and support the schedule of internal finance checks within academies.
• Supporting year end and other external reporting requirements.
• Undertake any other financial administration tasks, commensurate with the grade as part of a flexible team.
Standard Duties in all Trust Job Descriptions
• Show a commitment to diversity, equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
• Show a commitment to ensuring that children and young people learn in a safe environment.
• Participate in relevant and appropriate training and development as required.
Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children and vulnerable adults in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults.
References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.
We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. If you require any support with completing your application, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/ countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post
What the school offers its staff
Pension SchemeCycle to Work
Commitment to safeguarding
Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post. If you are currently living overseas or have in the last 5 years be aware that further checks will be required, if you are the preferred candidate.