Job Title: Finance Officer

Line Manager: Executive Director

Salary: £26,000-£28,500 per annum

Location: Sheffield

Closing Date: 10am on Thursday 2 April 2026

The Role:

ETO are seeking a Finance Officer to join our busy, friendly team. The role works closely with the Executive Director and alongside the Administrative Assistant, supporting the finance function for the whole organisation.

Please see full responsibilities and specifications in the attached job pack.

About English Touring Opera:

ETO is an Olivier award-winning opera company with a mission to make our artform accessible to all.
Since 1979, ETO has toured outstanding live productions and impactful education and community
projects to more towns and cities than any other UK opera company, reaching over 30,000 people
per year. As an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, we tour exceptional and
ambitious theatre-based productions across the country, performing rare, unjustly underperformed
repertoire that is neglected by the rest of the sector. With an average ticket price of £26.81, we are
committed to breaking down financial barriers to opera and challenging the perception that the
artform is elitist. It is an exciting time for ETO, as we establish ourselves in our new base of
operations in Sheffield as part of the ACE Transfer Programme.

ETO creates award-winning educational opera experiences as part of our Learning & Participation
(L&P) Programme. We tour participatory opera across the country for infants, children, families, and
Learning Disabled young people and we deliver creative workshops for young people in secondary
schools and Alternative Provision settings. Through our multifaceted approach, we work carefully
with participants to deliver activities that reflect their backgrounds, interests, and needs, alongside
important issues such as climate change and mental health.

How to Apply:

Please email your CV (maximum two pages) and a separate document (maximum two pages) that answers the following four questions to admin@etopera.org.uk. Please use the following five questions as headings:

1. Describe your experience of bookkeeping and financial administration, detailing financial processes you have been responsible for.

2. What accounting software or finance systems have you used and are you confident with complicated spreadsheets on excel?

3. This role involves a high degree of accuracy and organisation. How do you organise your work to ensure everything is completed accurately and on time?

4. In arts organisations colleagues often submit expenses, invoices or other financial information. How would you ensure correct procedures are followed while maintaining a positive relationship?

5. Why are you interested in working for ETO and what appeals to you about working in the arts sector?

Applications without answers to the above four questions or equal opportunities monitoring form will not be assessed. Please quote Finance Officer in the subject line. If you have any questions about the role, please email jane.bedwell@etopera.org.uk

Please also fill in the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which will be anonymised, stored separately from your application, and will not be considered as part of it.