Chief Finance Officer

Achievement Through Collaboration Trust; Bamber Bridge; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Achievement Through Collaboration Trust in the United Kingdom seeks a strategic Chief Financial Officer to provide leadership over the Trust’s financial strategy and long-term planning. You will oversee budgeting, forward planning and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

You will work with school leaders and report to the board, ensuring efficient resource allocation through ICFP models and timely statutory returns to DfE, ESFA and Companies House.

Qualifications

• Experience leading financial strategy for large organisations.
• Ability to oversee annual budgets and long-term planning.
• Proven track record in regulatory compliance and statutory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and long-term forward planning.
• Hold school leaders accountable for financial decision making.
• Prepare statutory returns to DfE, ESFA and Companies House; ensure compliance with SORP/Academy Handbook.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forward planning

Governance

Tools

ICFP models

Job description

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

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