Trust Finance Manager
We are looking for an experienced School Finance Manager to lead the day-to-day financial operations of one of our Trust schools, Eaton Bank Academy in Congleton. Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager within the Trust’s central finance team, you will ensure that all financial processes are efficient, accurate, and compliant with Trust policies and statutory requirements.
You will work closely with the Headteacher and school Senior Leadership Team, providing financial insight to support effective decision-making, budget management, and long-term planning. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys both the operational and strategic aspects of school finance.
Eaton Bank Academy is a successful and growing secondary Academy, serving the community of Congleton and surrounding areas. The school is a member of the Halliard Trust (formerly The Fallibroome Trust), an eleven school multi-academy trust based in Cheshire.The Trust offers opportunities for peer support and professional development.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience in financial management, ideally within a school or education setting
- Holds or is working towards a recognised finance qualification (e.g. AAT)
- Has excellent analytical and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail
- Is confident using financial software and Excel
- Can communicate effectively with both finance and non-finance colleagues
- Works well independently and as part of a team within a multi-site organisation
The successful candidate can choose to work full year or part year, full time or part time to fit in with their personal circumstances and commitments.
Our Trust Values
Respect, Integrity, Optimism
Why work for the Halliard Trust
Who we are
We educate over 5,000 children and employ 900 teaching and support staff to deliver our vision to ensure every student leaves school with the values, skills, qualities and aptitudes to thrive in society combined with highest possible learning outcomes.Our core values of Respect, Integrity and Optimism underpin everything we do.
Formerly named The Fallibroome Trust, we have engaged with all of our stakeholders to choose a new name and are now called the Halliard Trust and are a school-led multi-academy trust which encourages its schools to work with a high level of autonomy and keep their own ‘personality’ and close ties to their local communities – always underpinned by strong support from the Trust leadership and the school improvement and business teams.We offer a wide-ranging programme of professional development for all employees to support those taking their first steps in education to those working as exceptional leaders.
The people you work with will support and motivate you in achieving your ambitions. Our exceptional teachers, support staff and leaders come from a wide range of backgrounds, but they all share a deeply held commitment to give our students an outstanding education in an inspiring and happy school environment.The Trust has grown organically to three secondary and eight primary schools based in Cheshire. The Trust operates from its head office in Macclesfield, Cheshire where the School Improvement and Business Support teams are based.
Working with the Trust
Everyone who works with us is crucial to the Trust’s success and professional learning plays a vital role in how we work. Successful teams are full of people who not only care but feel cared for and valued and subsequently take care in all they do.encourage and support every individual to develop themselves to achieve their full potential.
Benefits of working with the Trust- High quality professional learning & development at all stages of your career
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes with a generous employer contribution rate
- Support staff have 26 days holiday entitlement rising to 31 days with service
- Free onsite parking at all sites
- Cycle to work scheme
- Confidential employee counselling helpline
How to Apply
We ask all applicants to apply through SAMpeople Recruit/Face-Ed; our recruitment software. This enables us to efficiently carry out our safer recruitment checks, but we recognise it can take some time for the applicant. The good news is, you will only need to register for Face-Ed once to apply for any role in the Halliard Trust's 11 schools.
Our tips for a painless process are as follows:
- As SAMpeople Recruit is cloud based software, it is possible for you to experience a break in connection and you won't necessarily know about it straight away. We therefore strongly recommend that you prepare your main application content in a different package like MS Word/Notepad and copy and paste it into your application form in the relevant sections.
- If you get a message saying "Validation Error" it isn't a software fault. It means you have entered data in a format that wasn't expected and it is causing a problem with saving. This might mean you have entered words in a box that expects numbers, for example.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for all posts will be subject to vetting checks. The successful candidate will be subject to stringent checks and induction processes including an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service Check (DBS) and online searches.