Chief Finance Officer

Contract Type:
Permanent, Fulltime (37 hours per week, All year round)

Salary Range:
Leadership Pay Scale, (L19 - L23) £83,478 - £92,065

FTE per annum

Our charitable trust has one single legal and moral purpose: to advance education in the public interest. We believe that when schools work together with shared values and collective purpose, the outcomes for children are transformational.

Role overview:

To provide Strategic leadership and oversight of the Trust’s financial strategy and long-term planning.

Main responsibilities:

The CFO leads in setting annual budgets and long-term forward planning aligned with the Trust's strategic priorities. The role holds school leaders accountable for financial decision making related to the General Annual Grant (GAG), establishing key drivers specific to each school setting and using Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning (ICFP) models to ensure efficient resource allocation. The CFO is responsible for statutory returns to the DfE, ESFA, and Companies House, ensuring the trust remains fully compliant with the Academy Trust Handbook, Charity Commission's Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), and other regulatory requirements

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