Trust Apprentice Finance Assistant - Full-time

The Canterbury Academy Trust

• Ref:KCC-F83-205-S
• Posted:24/06/2026
• Pay:£8 per hour (Apprenticeship Rate)
• Start Date:September 2026
• App Close Date:17/07/2026 at 09:00
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

Are you looking for a new role working within an organisation who supports its employees to be the best that they can be?

Then this could be the opportunity for you.

We have an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking Trust Apprentice Finance Assistant to join our successful team on a full-time basis. We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, individual who will be able to support the Finance Team, Finance Manager and Director of Finance.

In the role you will maintain a comprehensive financial support service and undertake responsibilities as a member of the Finance team, to provide efficient and effective financial support required to meet the Trust’s core financial responsibilities. You will be responsible for ensuring the day-to-day processes are managed in an accurate and timely manner alongside undertaking the AAT Level 2 Accounting Qualification.

The successful candidate is likely to possess many of the following personal characteristics, experience, skills and knowledge.

Qualifications:

• GCSE or equivalent Maths and English (Grade 4/C and above or Level 2) essential

Knowledge & Skills:

• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Competent and effective user of IT, including Excel and Word and the ability to learn to use IT software relatively quickly
• Attention to detail and an analytical mind
• Experience of working in an office environment is desirable

Other Personal Qualities:

• Abilities to work as part of a team, to work independently and to think laterally and creatively
• Able to adapt to an ever-changing environment
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with parents, pupils, staff and outside companies at all levels

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

• You will work towards completing a Level 2 AAT Accounting Qualification
• Dedicated off-the-job training time will be provided during your working week to enable you to work towards your qualification, with study time planned around the needs of the role and month end deadlines
• Training costs associated with the apprenticeship will be fully funded by the Trust

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

• Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to secure a permanent position with the employer, subject to performance and business requirements.

Please download and read the attached recruitment pack for a full job description.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience that we require then we would love to hear from you.

Information about the federation

Based in the heart of the historic City of Canterbury, The Canterbury Academy Trust came into existence in October 2010 when schools judged by Ofsted to be ‘outstanding’ were allowed to convert to academy status, benefit from greater freedoms and shape their futures.

Since then The Canterbury Academy Trust has grown and it now provides a variety of services ‘to improve the life chances of children and to help in the community’. These include: City View Pre-School and Nurseries Ltd; a newly built and expanded two form of entry The Canterbury Primary School; a Specialist Resourced Based Provision for primary ASD pupils; The Canterbury Academy, which has expanded to take an additional form of entry; a Specialist Resourced Based Provision for secondary Speech and Language students; The Cullum Centre, in partnership with The National Autistic Society; The Sixth Form, Enterprise and Employability Centre, which includes one of the largest Sixth Forms in Kent; The Canterbury Youth Commission, The Ashford Youth Commission, and area wide Inclusion and Engagement Service and Professional Learning and Community Centre with café.

The Canterbury Academy Trust consists of ‘schools for all the talents’. Our beliefs which underpin and drive all we do are simple. We believe that every learner matters and that every child is good at something – that all children walk with genius – and that school should be the place where children discover and build upon their own individual talents.

We believe in the comprehensive ideal. We believe that all students should be valued. We believe that academic excellence is important but that there are also other important things. We believe that art, music, drama, sport, practical skills, being a good person, caring for and working with others are all valuable. We believe in team work and that all of our students should have pride in themselves and their contribution to their school.

Our aim is to provide ‘as much as possible, as often as possible, for as many as possible’. We believe that education and learning can be fun. At the end of their time with us we aim for all students to leave as happy, positive, confident individuals, proud of what they have achieved, prepared to be life-long learners and ready to play an active and constructive part in society.

The Canterbury Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. All posts will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty. A satisfactory DBS disclosure must be presented to the Academy before any employment can commence. In line with KCSIE guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, The Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found, concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children, will be discussed at the interview stage.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Miss Jemma McClean
• Address:The Canterbury Academy Trust,
  Canterbury,
  Kent,
  CT2 8QA
• Telephone: 01227 463971
• Email: recruitment@canterbury.kent.sch.uk

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Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Trust Apprentice Finance Assistant - Recruitment Pack