The Harmony Trust
Opportunities to work in Finance
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Employment Opportunities:
The Board of Trustees have a range of exciting opportunities available within the Trust Finance team and are looking for highly motivated candidates to become part of this central support function. Post holders will have the opportunity to work closely with Trust Leaders our Academies to support them in the management of the Trust’s financial functions.
Trust Accountant Full time, full year
Trust Finance Officer Full time, full year
Finance Business Partner Full time, full year
Accounts Payable Officer 27.5hrs per week, TTO +10
The Harmony Trust was established in February 2014 and currently has 17 primary academies across the North West and East Midlands. The Trust continues to grow which brings with it exciting opportunities for career progression and development for existing and future employees.
Our Vision and Values:
The Harmony Trust has the highest aspirations for its pupils, parents and staff members. Our vision is to provide an excellent primary education so that every academy is a ‘GreatPlace2Learn.’ Our aim is to ensure that children at our academies enjoy the best education from the early years to the end of the primary stage. Parents are very important to achieving this vision and we aim to work in partnership with them to ensure that all our children achieve our motto: ‘Believe Achieve Succeed’. We believe that school should be a place where every child makes progress in a safe and supportive environment. We believe in the importance of children developing well-being and high self-esteem if they are to learn and do well.
We also believe in The Harmony Trust being a ‘GreatPlace2Work’ where staff are supported to thrive by a trust that is committed to learning and education. We have a great team of people working in our Academies. We aim to retain them by investing in professional development, offering opportunities to work across the Trust ensuring Harmony is a great place to work.
The successful candidates will have:
* Relevant qualifications for these roles, equivalent experience orwillingness to work towards
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent knowledge of:
* financial regulations/relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of legislation relating to MATs and their academies
* the requirements of the ESFA Academy Trust Handbook and Annual Accounts Direction
* financial management systems, spreadsheets and databases
* An approach which reflects our Trust values and behaviours
We can offer you:
* The opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence
* Friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees
* A commitment to high quality professional development
* Opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of academies and most importantly the chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference
* Membership of the LGPS
The Harmony Trust operates a hybrid working model. For some roles, there is a requirement to work on site a minimum of 3 days per week (two of which will be on identified days) working alongside other members of the Finance team to support development and develop collaborative ways of working, with the opportunity to work from home two days per week. Where the job role supports academies, one day is to be based within an Academy to support leaders with financial management and to further collaborate across the business administration and finance function.
If you are interested in one or more of these opportunities, you can visit the Trust recruitment site for further information about these roles and details on grade, salary, hours and job description
The Harmony Trust: Job Vacancies
Should you wish to have an informal chat about any of the opportunities we have available, please contact: Sharon Costello (Chief Financial Officer) via scostello01@theharmonytrust.org
Closing Date: 11.59pm on Monday 14th July 2025
Interview Date: w/c Monday 21st July 2025
The Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.
Full details of the Trust’s recruitment and selection processes can be found in our Safer Recruitment policy: Safer Recruitment Policy