THE HARMONY TRUST VACANCY
Accounts Payable Officer
27.5 hours per week, Term Time Only (plus 10 days)
Grade 3 – SCP 6-11, (£25,989 - £28,142 pro-rata)
Our Vision and Values
The Harmony Trust has the highest aspirations for its pupils, parents and staff members. Our vision is to provide an excellent primary education so that every academy is a ‘GreatPlace2Learn.’ Our aim is to ensure that children at our academies enjoy the best education from the early years to the end of the primary stage. Parents are very important to achieving this vision and we aim to work in partnership with them to ensure that all our children achieve our motto: ‘Believe Achieve Succeed’. We believe that school should be a place where every child makes progress in a safe and supportive environment. We believe in the importance of children developing well-being and high self-esteem if they are to learn and do well.
We also believe in The Harmony Trust being a ‘GreatPlace2Work’ where staff are supported to thrive by a trust that is committed to learning and education. We have a great team of people working in our Academies. We aim to retain them by investing in professional development, offering opportunities to work across the Trust ensuring Harmony is a great place to work.
Employment Opportunity:
The Board of Trustees wish to appoint an enthusiastic Accounts Payable Officer. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate to become part of the Trust central team. The post holder will be based in either of our Trust offices in Derby or the Northwest and may be expected to travel between sites to the Trust’s portfolio of academies, for which a casual car user allowance will be paid.
The Harmony Trust was established in February 2014 and currently has 17 primary academies across the North-West and East Midlands. The Trust continues to grow which brings with it exciting opportunities for career progression and development for existing and future employees.
The successful candidate will:
- Ideally have AAT Level 4 Diploma in Accounting or equivalent experience
- Have recent and relevant experience of working in a finance environment, ideally within the Education Sector
- Have an understanding of the account payable process
- Have knowledge of financial regulations/relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of legislation relating to MATs and their academies.
- Have knowledge of the requirements of the ESFA Academies Trust Handbook and Annual Accounts Direction.
- Have excellent knowledge of financial management systems, spreadsheets and databases.
- Be able to work as part of a team and have effective written and verbal communication skill
We can offer you:
- The opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence
- Friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees
- A commitment to high quality professional development
- Opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of academies and most importantly the chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference
- Membership of the LGPS
The Harmony Trust operates a hybrid working model. For some roles, there is a requirement to work on site a minimum of 3 days per week (two of which will be on identified days) working alongside other members of the Finance team to support development and develop collaborative ways of working, with the opportunity to work from home two days per week. Where the job role supports academies, one day is to be based within an Academy to support leaders with financial management and to further collaborate across the business administration and finance function.
Interviews to be held on Wednesday 9 September 2026
The Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.
Full details of the Trust’s recruitment and selection processes can be found in our Safer Recruitment policy: Safer Recruitment Policy
Inclusive Recruitment
The Harmony Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion, creating a supportive environment where everyone can thrive. We guarantee to interview any candidate with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the role as outlined in the person specification. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact: [email protected].
Applicants may use AI tools to support in writing their application, but responses must be personalised. The Trust may use AI detection as part of the shortlisting process.
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If you have any further enquiries about this role, please contact the Recruitment Team on [email protected]
Please note we do not accept CV's. Al applications should be made via our website at https://www.theharmonytrust.org/page/job-vacancies/62844
Pay: £25,989.00-£28,142.00 per year
Work Location: In person
