Finance Assistant - Fixed Term

Leigh Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F63-294-S
• Posted:12/12/2025
• Pay:Actual salary £21,780 per annum
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:05/01/2026 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Ready to launch your finance career? Leigh Academies Trust (LAT), one of England's largest and most successful education groups, is seeking a motivated Finance Officer to join the small, dynamic Finance Team at The Leigh Institute. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an accounting background looking to grow in a supportive environment will be crucial for the smooth day-to-day operation of our financial processes.

The successful candidate will play a critical role, providing a smooth day-to-day operation of our financial processes. Core responsibilities include processing all orders, invoices, and expense claims onto Sage, preparing payment runs, reconciling supplier statements, and managing sales ledger invoicing. Candidates must demonstrate a strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy, alongside excellent organisational and time management skills, to manage a varied workload effectively.

This is a fixed-term contract until August 2027, offering 30 hours per week. We offer flexibility in working days and hours; please indicate your preference in your application so we can discuss it during the interview.

Information about the trust

Leigh Academies Trust is one of the country’s largest and most-established multi-academy trusts operating across Kent, Medway and South East London. It contains primary, secondary and special academies and is highly inclusive and successful. Our mission is to deliver “education for a better world” by ensuring that young people in our academies have an excellent start in life regardless of their background or ability.

The Trust exists to support and assist schools to build upon their existing strengths and to help them achieve rapid educational transformation. It has significant experience in running schools, and today includes both sponsored academies and schools which have chosen to convert to Academy status.

In addition to providing high-quality educational opportunities for all of our children, aged from 2 months to 19 years, and their families, we are proud to provide many opportunities for lifelong learning. These are delivered through the organisations under our umbrella: Thames Gateway Teaching School Hub, LAT Apprenticeships and Kent and Medway Training (KMT), which delivers routes into teaching.

We warmly welcome you to Leigh Academies Trust and look forward to sharing with you our passion for transforming lives and shaping communities through great education.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve
• Address:LAT Head Office,
  Carnation Road,
  Strood,
  Rochester,
  Kent,
  ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

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