Finance and HR Assistant

Finance and HR Assistant (The Axis Academy)

Location:

The Axis Academy, Lodge fields Drive, Crewe, Cheshire CW2 8TU
, UK

Salary: 22,188 to 23,162 (actual salary, term time only)

Contract Type:
Permanent

Education Phases:
Through School;

Job Role s:
Administration Hr Data And Finance;

Working Patterns:
Full-Time;

Final date to receive applications:
Friday, 9th October 2026

Interview Date: 19th October 2026

Expected Working

Start Date:

As soon as possible

Is a Shared Job:
No

The Axis Academy is an SEMH Free School, established in 2020 to support pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties in Cheshire East for 77 pupils, aged 5-18 years old. At The Axis Academy,we put each student at the centre of their education, making the experience as personally tailored as possible and providing the right environment for all tosucceed. We do this while allowing them to understand and address the nature of specific mental health needs.

We create a nurturing approach to education where children feel safe and supported and that their needs and obstacles in life are understood and addressed by empathetic, patient membersof staff who show compassion and appreciate the needs and requirements of allpupils.

All children are offered a varied, interesting and inspiring curriculum with a focus on vocational and well-being subjects as wellas academic subjects.

We are looking to appoint a highly skilled, motivated and enthusiastic person to support the Office Manager with the compliance of administrative tasks with a particular emphasis on financial and HR functions.

We recognise that attracting and retaining the highest quality candidates means offering a flexible working environment. We consider avariety of flexible arrangements, including job-sharing, flexible start andfinish times, and hybrid opportunities where appropriate. By adopting aflexible approach, we empower our staff to bring their best selves to workevery day, fostering creativity, commitment, and resilience. Our teams remain diverse, motivated, and aligned with our vision of transforming children's lives through world-changing education.

We believe that by investing in the wellbeingand professional fulfilment of our staff, we are also investing in the futuresof the communities we serve.

Successful candidates are encouraged to discuss flexible working at the interview stage in line with the statutory "dayone right" principle, and ensuring equal opportunities for all groups of prospective employees

Visits to school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged at which time you can meet our Office Manager, Lisa Lee who will be abletoanswer any questions you may have.

Please note this vacancy willclose at 5.00pm on 9 th October 2026.

To provide comprehensive and effective administration and office support to the school, assisting the Office Manager with HR and finance duties.

Main duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting in the routine administrative arrangements in relation to the recruitment, interviewing and vetting of applicants
• Marketing of individual vacancies
• Assisting the Office Manager with the onboarding paperwork for new staff
• Recording and reporting CPD and professional learning
• Assisting in the DBS application process of successful candidates and renewals of existing staff
• Entering employee data into computer database
• Assisting with the maintenance of the school’s Single Central Record
• Ordering goods and services at‘best value’ in line with approved procedures
• Entering purchase orders in line with financial information system
• Managing the process for paymentof all original approved purchase invoices
• Assisting with the administration of any community lettings in line with agreed policy
• Assisting with the…