Employer
Aureus School
Location
Didcot, Oxfordshire
Contract Type
Fixed term contract
Hours
Full Time, Part Time, Term Time
Contract Length
Fixed term for 6 months
Salary
Senior Specialist- £33,426 FTE
Posted
5th September 2025
Expires
14th September 2025 11:59 PM
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
Job ID
1505609
Job Reference
FM1224
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YOUR OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a Finance Manager to join our central Trust Finance team on a fixed term basis for 6 months, with the possibility of this extending beyond the 6 months.

As a Finance Manager, you will work as part of the finance team, led by the Finance Partner, to deliver an expert service to our schools, including:

• managing the delivery of the monthly management reports
• overseeing transactional processing within the academies
• preparing and monitoring budgets
• liaising with school-based colleagues as required

We can offer hybrid working, or you can choose to be fully based at Aureus School in Didcot. Regular visits to schools in the region will be necessary. We are looking for someone to work 30-36 hours a week, 43 weeks a year (term time plus 4 weeks), but also open to hearing from professionals looking to work 52 weeks. Please specify in your Personal Statement your preferred hours.

THE DETAILS

Salary: Senior Specialist £33,426 FTE (salary to be pro-rata’d depending on working hours/weeks agreed)
Contract type: Fixed term for 6 months
Hours: We are looking for someone to work 30-36 hours a week, 43 weeks a year (term time plus 4 weeks), but also open to hearing from professionals wanting to work 52 weeks a year
Location: Aureus School, Didcot
Start date: ASAP
Advert Closing Date: 14th September 2025
Interview Date: TBC
GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.
We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.