Overview
Your Role
Finance Business Partner
Salary: Transform Trust pay scale rank 4 £44,126 – £48,288 per annum
Full time and all year round.
Based at Unit 11, Castlebridge Office Village, Nottingham NG7 1LD
We are looking for a motivated and ambitious person to join the central finance team of our Multi Academy Trust. Managing school finance relies on strong understanding of schools and full knowledge of its income and costs. Now imagine supporting school finance across 27 primary schools!
Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 8,995 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. We are a Trust that is expanding quickly and has a well-regarded and innovative model that enables long term growth and excellence. At our core are values and clear educational ethos which supports continuous improvement and has children at its heart.
We support school leadership in maximising the available resource for the benefit of Transform children. Working as part of the central finance team, you will support the Director of Finance in delivering business partnering services to schools. As a Trust we have further ambition to grow, and we expect this of our people too.
If you are an ambitious aspiring finance professional with a desire to learn new skills and progress in a challenging but rewarding environment this is the role for you. In addition, you will be an ambassador for the Trust and must have a customer-facing approach in your interactions with our schools.
Responsibilities
- Support the Director of Finance in delivering business partnering services to schools.
- Be an ambassador for the Trust with a customer-facing approach in interactions with schools.
Essential qualifications and experience
- Finance graduate/Part Qualified Accountant or AAT Qualification Level 3 minimum
- Experience of acting in a business partnering capacity
- Highly competent on MS Office products (e.g., Outlook, Excel, Word)
- In depth knowledge of computerized financial systems
- Customer service ethos – Trust schools are our customers
Application details
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 10th April 2026 at 9am.
Interviews will be held the 23rd April 2026.
How to Apply
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview. Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website.
Transform Trust is a Trust with nearly 9,000 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We promote and embrace the local autonomy of each of our schools and we are an enabling organisation rather than a directive one.
We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our Vision is to provide high quality education and deliver the best outcomes for children.
Benefits
- Local Government Pension
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Vivup discounts
Safeguarding
Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures, including satisfactory references, medical checks, Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list clearance and completion of safeguarding children in education training.
Note
All school roles are classed as regulated activity and as such, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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