Deputy Chief Finance Officer

Hours of Work: 37hours per week (flexible and/or hybrid working welcome)

An opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Chief Finance Officer (DCFO) to join us, who will support the CFO in the leadership and management on all aspects of finance and will play a pivotal role in providing clear financial and commercial strategy and direction for the Trust. The successful candidate will be a part qualified accountant, with a proven track record of in education finance. Based at the central office in Swallownest, Sheffield, the successful candidate will work as part of ACET’s central team, reporting to the CFO, in a collaborative and supportive working environment.

Benefits include hybrid and/or flexible working, 29 days annual leave rising to 32 days after five years’ service (plus Bank Holidays), additional concessionary days at Christmas, free onsite parking and ability to join the local government pension scheme.

The ideal candidate will be commercially astute and have excellent communication and negotiation skills. Knowledge and/or experience of the education sector would be ideal, and ideally, the successful candidate will have a track record of improvement of school/academy budgets, however, candidates with the transferable skills are also welcome to reply. Future growth of the trust could lead to further career development for the post-holder.

If you would like an informal chat about the role before applying, please email paula.corbett@astoncetrust.org

Application Details

For further information and instructions about how to apply, please visit https://www.astoncetrust.org  and follow the link to the vacancies section, if you have any difficulties please contact the recruitment team via the vacancies email address, below. Applications should be returned to vacancies@astoncetrust.org. Please note CVs / letters will not be accepted.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.

Please note if you have not received a reply within three weeks, your application has been unsuccessful.