Finance Officer

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Salary: Scale 5 (£28,598pa to £31,022pa)

Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week, all year round

Location: NUAST, Nottingham

Closing Date: Monday 10th November 2025 at 9am

Working at NUAST will be an exciting, challenging and rewarding chapter in the career of any professional motivated by enabling young people to achieve their best through developing strong relationships and modelling excellence. All roles in our school share the common goal of ensuring students receive a truly transformational education.

Due to the current postholders promotion within NOVA Education Trust, we are looking to appoint a dynamic Finance officer who will work within a truly dedicated staff team to manage all aspects of school finance. You will have the support of the school leadership and central team at NOVA Education Trust to develop yourself professionally within this role.

NUAST is a unique and exciting place to work. We are a STEM specialist school with industry standard facilities. We are truly inclusive and believe in young people. We aim to be a truly transformational school which changes lives through our staff and students being aspirational for themselves and each other, having resilience and being respectful.

Responsibilities

• Manage the purchase ledger to ensure invoices are paid for goods and services received in a timely and efficient manner.
• Place authorised orders with suppliers and enter onto the finance system using accurate coding and in accordance with procedures.
• Plan, organise and manage workload to ensure the schools monthly financial reporting process is achieved in a timely and accurate manner.
• To assist in the management of the Trusts accounting function ensuring its efficient operation in accordance with current procedures and financial standards.

The Nova Education Trust is a cross-phase Multi-Academy Trust based in Nottinghamshire. The schools in our portfolio includes both secondary and primaries, working in a range of contexts. Our track record demonstrates our ability to deliver our core goal, achievement for every child.

If there are any aspects of the role you would like to discuss, or if you would like to come and have a look around to see our facilities and meet our staff and students, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Please ensure your application arrives by 9am on Monday 10th November 2025.

The Trust and school are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with DfE requirements.