Cluster Finance Officer
Location: Blackburn / Accrington
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
Salary: Based on experience
Contract: Full-time
Bridge Education are seeking 2 Cluster Finance Officers to support the financial management of a group of academies within a Trust in the Blackburn and Accrington area. The role requires a high level of integrity, strong financial administration skills, and ideally experience within the education sector.
Key Responsibilities
Support Finance Leads across the academies to ensure effective internal financial controls.
Complete routine financial processing, reconciliations, and month-end tasks in line with Trust procedures.
Administer income, expenditure, orders, invoicing, and payments across the cluster.
Produce month-end reports and respond to finance-related queries.
Monitor invoice payment deadlines and liaise with creditors and debtors.
Support payroll reconciliations where required.
Assist with audits and ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including HMRC.
Support budget monitoring and forecasting activities.Person Specification
Honest, reliable, and able to work with integrity.
Ideally experienced in the education sector.
Ideally experienced using Access Education / Access Finance systems.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage finance systems effectively.
A flexible team player with good communication skills.This role offers the opportunity to support multiple academies and contribute positively to the Trust’s values and objectives.
Please apply now if you're interested or get in touch for more information!
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