Deputy Chief Finance Officer

Achieve and Learn Trust are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Deputy CFO responsible for delivering an effective, compliant and consistently high-quality financial management and reporting service for the Trust. This will be achieved through the implementation of robust, measurable systems and processes which maximise the use of resources and deliver best value.

Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer, the successful candidate will be an integral part of the team, working in collaboration with staff members at each school, whilst managing a team of experienced Finance Officers based at Altrincham College.

The role demands strong organisational and people management skills and an ability to prioritise workloads. The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as the ability to maintain a sense of calm in a busy school environment.

We are looking for someone with:

·         Management and leadership experience, preferably within an education or local authority setting.

·         Experience of educational financial management – preparation of monthly accounts, budget analysis with the ability to provide financial guidance to senior leaders within the schools.

·         Experience of financial accounting – monthly reconciliations, payroll checks, managing financial policies, systems and procedures.

·        Hold a finance qualification relevant to the role.

·        The ability to inspire confidence and think creatively.

·        A commitment to always place our students at the centre of all decision making.

This is a newly created role and an exciting opportunity to join a growing trust with fantastic values, who are truly committed to providing the best education to their students. It will be a chance for the right candidate to join a great place of work and take ownership of the role and make it their own, under the leadership of the CFO.

This is a permanent term-time contract plus 3 weeks (41 weeks in total).