Financial Controller

Financial Controller (Temp to Permanent)

Location: Central London

Salary: Circa £38-40ph

Start Date: ASAP

Working Pattern: Full-time, initially office-based with hybrid 1 or 2 days from home thereafter

Farrer Barnes is partnering with a growing Multi‑Academy Trust in London to recruit an experienced Financial Controller on a temp‑to‑permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join a Trust at a pivotal stage in its development, with several new schools joining the organisation in the coming months.

Reporting directly to the COO, you will play a key role in strengthening the finance function, supporting organisational growth, and ensuring robust financial management across the Trust.

• Leading and supporting the finance team on a day‑to‑day basis
• Overseeing financial controls, reporting and compliance
• Managing cashflow forecasting and budgeting processes
• Supporting the onboarding of new schools into the Trust
• Driving process improvements and embedding best practice
• Supporting the continued rollout and optimisation of the Trust's finance systems
• Acting as a key finance business partner to senior leadership

The successful candidate will be a hands‑on finance professional with previous experience within a Multi‑Academy Trust or specialist education setting. You will be comfortable operating both strategically and operationally, with the ability to support a growing organisation through a period of change.

This role is available immediately on an interim basis, with a strong intention to appoint permanently following internal approval.

Farrer Barnes Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. Farrer Barnes Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.