Finance Officer

Grade/Salary:  Grade 8 pts 26 - 30 - FTE £37,280 - £40,777

Start Date:  ASAP

Full/Part Time: Part-time 22.5 hours/week, all year round
(Flexible working hours available during our core working hours; 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri)

Contract: Permanent

Are you someone who loves a challenge, enjoys improving systems, and wants your work to make a genuine difference?

If you’re an enthusiastic finance professional looking to join a team with purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

At Aspire Foundation, everything we do supports children, families and communities to aspire and achieve. Our Finance Officer plays a vital role in helping us deliver high‑quality services across our Children and Family Centres and Early Years settings - and we’re looking for someone who wants to make an impact!

Why Join Us?

• A mission that matters – your work directly supports children and families across Cheltenham and Tewkesbury.
• A team that cares – we work collaboratively, support each other, and celebrate success together.
• A role with purpose – you’ll help shape stronger, smarter financial systems that keep our organisation running smoothly and sustainably.
• A chance to grow – we welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and offer opportunities for professional development.

About the Role

As our Finance Officer, you will be at the heart of our financial operations. You’ll manage day‑to‑day finance processes, produce reports that inform senior decision‑making, support payroll and budgeting, and help make sure our resources are used wisely and efficiently.

This role suits someone who enjoys variety, is proactive in finding better ways of working, and takes pride in accuracy and reliability. You’ll also line‑manage our Finance Assistant and contribute to building a positive, solutions‑focused finance team.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Keeping our financial records accurate, compliant, and up to date
• Managing transactions, reconciliations, and reporting through Xero
• Supporting payroll and pension administration
• Helping forecast salaries and monitor budgets
• Preparing financial reports for senior leaders and trustees
• Ensuring smooth audits and strong internal controls
• Managing banking, payment runs, petty cash, and investments
• Maintaining the organisation’s asset register
• Leading and developing the Finance Assistant
• Driving continuous improvement across finance processes

What We’re Looking For

You’ll thrive here if you are:

• Enthusiastic, proactive, and ready to take ownership
• Someone who enjoys a challenge and loves finding better ways to do things
• Detail‑focused, organised, and confident with numbers
• A strong communicator who works well with others

Motivated by doing work that has real social impact
What we can offer you:

• Support – through termly or six weekly supervisions and an Annual Performance Review.
• Training – on-going continued professional development which could include on the job training, work shadowing, courses and qualifications – all depending on what you need as a person and what the organisation needs now and in the future.
• A workplace pension scheme available for all qualifying staff.
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Death in service benefit

The post holder will be based primarily at our Gardners Lane Centre but will be required to work at any of the Children and Family Centres operated by the Aspire Foundation across the Cheltenham and Tewkesbury area.

Ready to Join Us?

If you’re excited by the idea of combining financial expertise with a role that truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply by midday on Monday 16th February 2026. Interviews will take place on Friday 27th February 2026.

Please see details and a copy of the Job Description and Person specification on our website.

Any appointment will be subject to references (which we will request for all short-listed candidates prior to interview) and a clear disclosure record from the DBS.

In accordance with a data retention policy we will keep all paperwork related to the recruitment of this post for 6 months after which it will be destroyed.

Aspire Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young peopleand expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

Aspire Foundation aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or race.

Please click on Apply Now to view the Job Description and Person Specification or to complete an online application.