Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our multi skilled, proactive and efficient team as

Finance Officer

Full time, permanent

37 hours per week, 52 weeks a year

Bucks Pay Range 3/4 £29,114 - £33,735

Closing date: Wednesday 22^nd April 2026 at 12 noon

Insignis Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an approachable, motivated and conscientious individual to join our friendly team as a Finance Officer.

The Finance Officer will work under the Finance Team Leader and other Finance staff to ensure the timely delivery of management accounts, government data submissions and statutory reports.

The postholder will need to effectively use SAGE Intacct and IMP the main finance system and budgeting tool for IAT. 

A major part of the post will be to build positive relationships with the Finance team and effectively work within their sub-team. The Finance Officer will need to work within the confides of the IAT scheme of delegation.

As Finance Officer you will be a key member of our Finance team. You should have significant accounting experience, and a sound understanding of financial regulations and their application in a large and complex environment, ideally in the education sector.

You may be required to work at premises occupied by the employer or any of the employer’s Academies, within a 25-mile radius, as directed by the employer. You will also be required to travel to the other schools in your hub as and when required by the Finance Team Leader.

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 29^th or 30^th April.

Closing date: Wednesday 22^nd April 2026 at 12 noon

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices, and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications, documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK and a prohibition from teaching check.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.  

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.