Chief Finance & Operations Officer

Wolverhampton Girls' High School; Newbridge; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Wolverhampton Girls' High School is seeking a Chief Finance & Operations Officer to join its Senior Leadership Team. The postholder will bring extensive experience in financial and operational management to support the school's strategic aims and governance with the Headteacher and Trustees.

The CFOO will lead on budgeting, financial compliance, funding opportunities, and organisational change, guiding a motivated staff team and ensuring robust planning for the school's future.

Qualifikationen

• Proven track record in financial management and budgeting.
• Knowledge of financial practices, procedures and regulations.
• Experience of leading teams and managing change.
• Ability to work strategically with Headteacher and Trustees.

Aufgaben

• Provide robust longer-term strategic and budget planning for the school.
• Ensure proper financial conduct of the school in collaboration with the Headteacher and Trustees.
• Motivate, influence and negotiate with stakeholders to turn vision into reality.
• Lead and manage change across the organisation.

Jobbeschreibung

A new and exciting opportunity for the role of Chief Finance & Operations Officer has arisen to join one of the country's leading grammar schools as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. The Chief Finance & Operations Officer will have excellent experience of financial and operational management.

The CFOO role will work strategically with the Headteacher and Trustees to ensure the proper financial conduct of the school. The postholder will have a proven track record in financial management, detailed knowledge of financial practices, procedures, and regulations, having worked strategically and operationally to improve an organisation. The CFOO will keep ahead of funding, compliance and legislative matters providing robust longer term strategic and budget planning that ensures the Headteacher and Trustees are able to make informed decisions. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills with the demonstratable ability to motivate, influence and negotiate strategically and effectively to turn a vision into a reality. They will also have had experience of astutely leading teams and of effectively managing change. Opportunities like this do not come up often to work with our able and well-motivated students as part of our team of hardworking and committed staff. The role brings with it the exciting opportunity to work as a full member of the leadership team shaping the strategic direction of the school and collaborating to achieve the school's goals.