Finance Administrator

Vacancy - Finance Administrator

Location:

The Bridge, 150 Frome Road, Bath

Start Date:

ASAP

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Part Time 24 hours per week / Flexible Working Hours between Monday – Thursday

Working Weeks: 41 weeks per year

Salary:
Grade 1, SCP 3 (FTE £24,796), Actual salary £22,382 based on 24 hours/52 weeks.

Closing Date:
Midnight, Sunday 26 April 2026

Interview Date - TBC

The Palladian Academy Trust is a community of schools, each with its own ethos, that enjoy a mutually enriching partnership. Our Trust includes both church and community academies working closely together, all connected by a shared vision for our pupils: ‘excellent and equitable opportunities so everyone can flourish.’

We are proud to be a diverse workforce where everyone plays a vital role. Working primarily with the central finance team and joining a friendly hard‑working team, you will communicate well with diverse groups and will be a friendly, welcoming face for staff, governors and outside agencies, liaising with them as required. Working in fast paced environments and experienced at multi‑tasking in previous roles is essential as you will have responsibility of managing the finance admin functions to ensure financial transactions are processed in a timely manner.

As the Finance Administrator you will be part of a team of two whose responsibilities are to process daily transactions using the Trust’s Finance system (Financials Live) to include:

• Purchase requisitions
• Goods received notes
• Supplier invoices for BACs payment
• Charge card statement entry and reconciliation
• Entering schools local income
• Debtor management

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills, communicating clearly and calmly across a variety of environments.
• Experience in financial administration – purchase ledger, sales ledger
• Work at times with discretion and confidentiality, adhering to GDPR and respecting privacy.
• Work accurately in fast paced environments and priorities tasks.
• Be highly organised and carry out activities with a high standard of professionalism.
• Display a high level of emotional intelligence and deal with sensitive situations accordingly.
• Show dedication to working in an education setting and promoting equitable outcomes for all.
• Demonstrate values of Palladian Academy Trust.
• Confidently navigate IT suites such as Office 365 and cloud‑based financial software.
• Demonstrate 1+ years of experience in a similar or related role.
• Experience of working in an education setting is an advantage but is not essential as training will be provided.

This is a permanent contract, working 24 hours per week over 41 weeks based at The Bridge in Bath. There is flexibility on hours, working works for the ideal candidate.

If you are driven about education and our core purpose of working to support pupils to be their best selves, then Palladian Academy Trust are keen to hear from you.