Finance Business Partner
Location - The Bridge, Frome Road (with expectation to spend some time visiting schools responsible for)
Start Date - ASAP
Contract - Permanent
Hours - Part Time 24 hours per week/Flexible Working Hours between Monday – Thursday, flexibility of 52 weeks per year or term time + 2/3 weeks
Working Weeks - Flexible but ideally term time plus 3 weeks or All year round (if AYR, other finance duty coverage expected)
Spine Point & Pay Grade - Grade 7 SCP 23-26 (FTE £34,434 - £37,280)
Actual salary is £22,382 - £24,232 based on 24 hours/52 weeks.
Closing Date - 20th August 25
Interview Date - w/c 25th August or 1st Sept.
A new exciting opportunity for a part time Finance Business Partner to join Palladian Academy Trust in Bath on a permanent basis, with flexibility for the ideal candidate in terms of term time plus 2/3 weeks or 52 weeks per year.
This is a diverse and fast paced senior finance role representing the Trust across a number of schools, building and maintaining influential and collaborative relationships to ensure effective financial management.
At Palladian Academy Trust, we celebrate our differences and strive for excellence for all and look forward to welcoming you to join us on our journey, where you will have opportunity to learn, grow and develop.
About us
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.’
About the role
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 working across a variety of schools within the Trust to ensure efficient and effective financial management.
This is a key senior role in the Trust and a role that requires a strong understanding of effective financial management.
As the Finance Business Partner, some of your responsibilities will include.
- Working with School Headteachers to produce strategic spending plans and medium-term budgets.
- Encouraging and assisting managers to analyse and improve financial performance and capability through the interpretation of business KPIs, management data, internal and external benchmarking information and external best practice.
- Working with school operational staff (finance admin) to complete year end procedures on time.
- Supporting with reviews of staffing models that are affordable and sustainable – Integrated Curriculum financial planning.
- Supporting with production of management accounts for schools responsible for.
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.
- Strong experience in financial management
- 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 3+ 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 52 weeks although 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.
Please complete your online application and supporting statement explaining how you meet the requirements of the role by 20th August at 12 noon.
Please use the JD and additional information to support with your application. Interviews will take place week commencing 25th August 25 or 1st September 25.
Early applications are encouraged as interviews may take place shortly after application for the right candidate.
Safeguarding Statement:
The Palladian Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All short-listed candidates will be subject to the appropriate online checks and Google searches as part of our recruitment process. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process.
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive and robust pre-employment checking process. Prior to appointment Palladian Academy Trust will apply for an enhanced DBS check plus a further check against the appropriate barred list, references from current and previous employers, health screening, and the right to work in the UK.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 20/08/2025
Reference ID: R346
