Insignis Academy Trust

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

Finance Business Partner (Operations)

Full time, permanent

37 hours per week, 52 weeks a year

Bucks Pay Range 6/7 £37,772 - £46,650 (dependent on experience)

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

Insignis Academy Trust IAT is seeking to appoint an approachable, motivated and conscientious individual to join our friendly team as Finance Business Partner (Operations).

The postholder will need to effectively use SAGE Intacct and IMP the main finance system and budgeting tool for IAT.  The postholder will also be responsible for the management of the Trust contracts register.

A major part of the post will be to build positive relationships with the Trust leads for Operations, including the Chief Operations Officer, Head of Operations, Chief People Officer.  The Finance Business Partner (Operations) will need to work within the confides of the IAT scheme of delegation.

As Finance Business Partner (Operations) you will be a key member of our Finance Support 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 or in an area with significant contracts and operations.

You will work closely with the Financial Controller and budget holders to prepare management accounts, the annual budgets and monthly forecasts for the Trust, and your expertise will enable you to contribute to the long-term financial planning and financial health of the department.

The Finance Business Partner (Operations) will be headquarters based, 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.

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.