GWA are looking to recruit a Finance Assistant to join our finance team

Are you a positive and hard-working person with high aspirations for yourself and others? Do you want to work in an environment that seeks to bring out the best in staff and students? Are you well organised with strong finance and administrative skills? Great Western Academy is seeking to recruit someone like you to join our Finance team.

The successful candidate will support our Finance Manager in ensuring the smooth running of the financial function of the Academy. GWA uses SAGE for Education as it’s accounting package.

You will join a vibrant and effective office environment of nine staff, who share a large and well-resourced front office. This team contributes significantly to the success of Great Western Academy, whose students have achieved excellent outcomes at GCSE and A-level since opening.

Our school is built around Achievement, Care and Excellence, and this applies to staff and students alike. We are fortunate to work in a purpose-designed building which provides us with a great environment in which to learn and work.

Benefits of working at GWA include:

·         Excellent CPD opportunities

·         State of the art facilities

·         Free Health and Wellbeing Support Service

·         Staff wellbeing activities and events

·         Cycle to work scheme through Cyclescheme

·         Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice scheme through Octopus

If you believe you have the skills and aptitude to move our work forwards then we would be delighted to hear from you. Applications close on Wednesday 7^th January 2026  at 9am with interviews following soon after. If you have any questions prior to applying please contact recruitment@gwacademy.co.uk