Financial Controller at Marlow Education Trust

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13 Days Remaining
  Job Reference #
EDV/2026/MET/24498
  Location
West Street, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2BR
  Contract Type
Permanent
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
£56,316.00 - £62,202.00 Annually (FTE)
  Closing Date
12:00pm, 2nd Mar 2026
  Start Date
As soon as possible
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Interview Date(s)
To be confirmed
   Interview Date(s)           To be confirmed
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About this Role

Financial Controller

Department: Central Trust Team

Salary Range: £56,316 to £62,202 (Full Time equivalent)

Hours: Full/Part Time (minimum 30 hours per week) and 52 weeks per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Hybrid/Marlow Office, Buckinghamshire  

The Trust

The Marlow Education Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust committed to excellence in education, ensuring the highest possible quality of education for all children in our community. The Trust was founded to support education in schools in the local community in and around Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

The Marlow Education Trust currently includes three schools: Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Beechview Academy and Great Marlow School.

The Role

This is a newly created role which is being introduced to support the centralisation and future growth of the Marlow Education Trust . This hands-on role will be responsible for preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring all transactions and month-end processes are carried out, preparation of balance sheet, capital projects and fixed assets reconciliations , line management as required, as well as  oversight of accounts payable, accounts receivable and VAT returns. You will be involved in cash flow forecasting, treasury/banking processes, budgeting/forecasting process, monthly reporting, variance analysis and more. You will support the CFO, and work closely with all schools’ leadership teams and Headteachers.  

The successful candidate will have previous financial experience ideally in a school environment and a recognised accounting qualification,, and will be flexible and able to  demonstrate an ability to adapt to a changing environment. You will be professional in your approach to all aspects of the role,  extremely well organised, a team player and competent with accounting and procurement software, MsOffice and Google Suites.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information. 

If you have any queries or if you would like to discuss your situation with us first, please contact HR at hr@marlowet.org

The Marlow Education Trust is fully committed to the DfE guidance on Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education and all candidates for the post will therefore be subject to vetting procedures following Buckinghamshire Council’s guidance and the Trust’s Safer Recruitment Policy. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

    • All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
    • All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

      The post is subject to an enhanced DBS including the children's barred list check and qualifications check.

      As part of the Marlow Education Trust's Safer Recruitment due diligence checks, online searches may be conducted for shortlisted candidates.

      We recognise the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants.  We aim to ensure that our staffing at all levels and in all roles is diverse and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community.

      Early applications are welcomed, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the stated closing date



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