Finance Assistant

The Sweyne Park School and Glebe Primary School, part of Rayleigh Schools Trust, are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to provide efficient and accurate financial administration support across the Trust, ensuring financial transactions are processed in a timely manner and in accordance with Trust financial regulations, policies, and procedures. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the postholder will support the day-to-day operation of the finance function and contribute to maintaining strong financial controls across all schools within the Trust.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable

Sales Ledger & Income

Banking & Cash Management

Early Years Financial Provision

Financial Administration

General Duties

Person Specification and Experience

Working Pattern

20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 40 weeks per year.

Salary

£13,583 - £14,255 per annum and subject to length of continued service with the sector.

(£28,608 - £30,023 per annum FTE)

Closing date

29th October 2026, with interviews to be held on 4th November 2026.

To apply, please submit an application form to [email protected].

If you require further information please contact Kelly Gelder at [email protected].

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Safeguarding Statement

Rayleigh Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post holder will be expected to share this commitment, follow Trust safeguarding procedures and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive information.Appointment is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Welcome to The Sweyne Park School, we are a larger than average mixed, 11-18 comprehensive school. The School became an academy on 1st April 2013 and opened its Sixth Form in September 2014.

Our school is a safe and happy environment and central to our school is a belief in respect - respect for yourself, respect for others and respect for the environment. We believe that our focus on respect leads to high expectations and excellent discipline, and this in turn leads to the highest possible achievement for each individual pupil. In December 2018 we were the first Secondary School in the East of England to achieve the prestigious Rights Respecting Gold Award.

At Sweyne Park we are determined to provide first class teaching and learning for all our pupils. This aim is supported by our commitment to recruiting and retaining the very best staff, and our nationally recognised programme of staff training. We do our utmost to ensure our pupils achieve strong examination results and progress on to high quality destinations. We provide a broad and balanced academic curriculum with a wide range of cultural, artistic, sporting and social opportunities. We are committed to very strong partnerships between home, school and community members. We believe that the whole community can contribute to motivating and supporting pupils' progress. In October 2017, the Sweyne Park School and Glebe Primary formed a Multi-Academy Trust, the Rayleigh Schools Trust ("The RST").