Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
Finance Business Partner
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, Monday - Thursday, 8:00am - 4:00pm & Friday 8:00am - 3:30pm, all year round
Salary: Grade M, SCP 36 - 40 (£47,181 - £51,356 FTE)
To start as soon as possible
Northern Star Academies Trust seeks an exceptional Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial leadership across the Trust. Working with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Finance Officer (CFO), the postholder will drive Integrated Curriculum Led Financial Planning (ICFP), manage the Trust-wide budgeting system, and deliver financial modelling, procurement and transformation work with Headteachers and the Executive to secure demonstrable value for money and long-term sustainability.
Vacancy Information
As Finance Business Partner you will:
- Support the CFO, Trust leaders and Hub Business Leaders to manage Trust finances in line with DfE financial regulations.
- Develop and supervise the implementation of internal budgeting, monitoring and reporting systems.
- Responsible for preparing budgeting and forecasting reports.
- Work alongside the CFO and Hub Business Leaders in the preparation of annual school budgets, generating an overall Trust budget for approval by Trustees.
- Support the monitoring of school budgets, investigate variances and recommending corrective actions.
- Ensure schools operate within approved budgets and financial policies.
- Responsible for ensuring consistency and accuracy across the budgeting system (IMP) including inputting and monitoring underlying assumptions.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information and to check your eligibility for the role.
If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@nsat.org.uk
How to Apply
To apply to work with Northern Star Academies Trust, please complete your candidate profile via the Every Portal - https://candidates.every.education/Vacancies/Details?advertKey=d6d22918-624f-45ea-b892-fc4c27a67aea
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Application Deadline: Sunday 11th January 2026
Interview Date: Week Commencing 19th January 2026
Why work for Northern Star Academies Trust?
We are a mission-driven Multi-Academy Trust, with an unwavering commitment to nurture learning in a sustainable environment so that our whole community can thrive, aspire and succeed. We are passionate and highly committed to environmental sustainability and climate change education and are seeking new solutions to delivering inclusive and adaptive education to support our most vulnerable children.
We offer access to high quality professional development and a connected and supportive community of academies, fellow senior leaders, and mentors to help develop and progress your career.
Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy) https://www.nsat.org.uk/information-policies/item/5/policies
Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.