Finance Officer - Grade 8
12 hours per week - £29,542-£32,046 pro rata (£8,415-£9,128 actual)
Term Time only (plus INSETS and 1 week in the summer holidays)
We are looking to appoint a professional, experienced Finance Officer to join our fantastic and committed team here at Westbury on Trym CE Academy.
We are a school family at Westbury on Trym, where each member is proud to play their part. Our vibrant school, set in large grounds, is a place where every individual is valued, nurtured and respected so that they can flourish and live life to the full. Following our very positive Ofsted inspection in April 2025, our journey to improve further continues.
We see this as an exciting opportunity to be an integral part of the finance and admin team. The post will involve a variety of financial duties and will be fundamental in ensuring the school and Governors have a clear understanding of all financial elements involved in the running of the school. Reporting to Academy Business Manager, the successful candidate will work closely with staff at all levels.
Based in the main school office, key elements of the role include producing monthly management accounts and reports, supporting with the compilation of the annual budget, budget forecasting, financial data analysis and co-ordinating invoicing, banking and payment management. The successful candidate will be competent in working with financial management systems to ensure financial processes are optimised to deliver accurate, reliable management information.
This is a part-time role (12 hours per week) working across 2-3 days per week, to be agreed with the successful candidate. The post is Term Time only (plus INSET Days), with one additional week to be worked during the school holidays. There is also the opportunity to take up to one week’s leave (pro-rata) during term time, with the hours to be made up during the holidays, giving the post holder flexibility to help manage deadlines and provide greater choice as to when they can take holidays.
We offer:
• a happy, welcoming school family with a strong, positive and caring Christian ethos
• amazing, enthusiastic children and staff who strive to ensure our pupils can live life in its fullness}
• a professional and dedicated team, who are committed to our continual drive to improve
• access to an employee assistance and wellbeing programme, cycle to work scheme, a generous pension scheme, free parking and training and development opportunities to support you in your role
We are seeking someone who:
• is passionate, organised and thrives in a busy environment
• has an eye for detail and a positive, driven attitude to support continual improvement
• is proficient in the coordination of financial elements of the business function within a school setting
• is able to foster excellent relationships and communicate effectively with children, parents/carers and staff.
Applicants are encouraged to book a tour of the school. Please contact the school office if you would like to visit.
Applications need to be submitted by 11am on 23rd November 2026.
Interview date Wednesday 2nd December 2026.
The start date for this role is for as soon as possible.
Westbury-on-Trym CofE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is therefore subject to satisfactory references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and an occupational health check. All short-listed applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children and young people. We will also carry out online searches on all short-listed applicants, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Part 4, Safer Recruitment. Where given permission to do so, references will be requested for short-listed candidates prior to interview. Applicants must be aware that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and young people. Please note that we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.