Kirklees Council
Finance & Operations Manager - Enhance Academy Trust
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Organisation
Schools
Directorate
Secondary Schools
Service Area
Enhance Academy Trust
Hours
Full time, 37 hours per week, All year round
Number of Jobs
1
Location(s)
Wakefield and surrounding areas
Position type
Permanent
Grade
NJC Grade 11 - SCP - 36 - 39
Salary
£47,181-£50,269
Advert Wording
Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Enhance Academy Trust.
Make a Difference Across Our Trust
Enhance Academy Trust is seeking an experienced and proactive Finance & Operations Manager to join our Central Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who is passionate about supporting education and making the best use of resources to deliver excellent outcomes for children and young people.
Working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, you will play a key role in leading the Trust's finance operations, driving continuous improvement, ensuring compliance, and providing strategic financial support across our academies.
What We're Looking For
We are looking for a highly organised and motivated individual with excellent financial management expertise and strong leadership skills.
Why join Enhance Academy Trust?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
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As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples:
- Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
- GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
- Free annual flu jab
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
- A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
- Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers.
Safeguarding Statement
Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.
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Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well-being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.
To view our Safeguarding and Child protection policy please visit the school website.
To view our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders policy please click on the following link
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Closing date
31 August 2026, 11:55 PM
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