Group Financial controller

Group Financial Controller
12-month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Manchester: £80,000-£85,800

Hybrid, 2 days per week in the office (typically Monday and one other day)

Are you ready to lead a high-performing finance team and help shape the future of a growing, complex education charity?

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to lead the Financial Control and FP&A teams within a well-established, multimillion-pound charity. While this is a 12-month fixed-term contract, you'll be fully supported and offered excellent opportunities for professional development and growth.

This is more than a technical finance leadership role. You will step into a highly engaged, people-centric team that is known across AQA for its collaborative culture, development focus and continuous improvement mindset.

While technical expertise is important, success in this role will come from your ability to support people, build relationships and maintain a positive team culture.

In this role, you'll:

• Lead a high-performing Financial Control and FP&A team, developing the team and driving excellence

• Build strong relationships across AQA, including with our Head of Commercial Finance to ensure the business receives an aligned message from Finance

• Ensure robust financial governance, deliveri...