Chief Financial Officer

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Great Missenden; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Learners Trust is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to join the Executive Leadership Team and help shape the future of the Trust’s schools. This pivotal role leads finance, ensures sustainability and guides investment in priorities that matter for pupils and staff.

The successful candidate will combine financial expertise with a commitment to educational outcomes, collaborating across schools to deliver excellence and growth for the Trust community.

Responsibilities

• As CFO, you will be much more than our financial lead. You will be a strategic partner, helping us make the best possible decisions for our pupils, colleagues and schools.
• You will provide strong financial leadership, ensure long‑term sustainability and help us invest confidently in the things that matter most.
• Our values and approach require collaborative, forward-thinking leadership to support school improvement and educational excellence.

Job description

Job details

Job role

• Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£70,446.00 - £82,044.00 Annually (FTE)Salary range of 11:56 (£70,446) - 12:63 (£82,044) depending on candidate experience.

Chief Financial Officer job summary

Help Shape the Future of Great Learners Trust

Thank you for your interest in joining Great Learners Trust as our Chief Financial Officer.

This is an exciting moment in our journey. As we continue to grow and strengthen our family of schools, we are seeking an exceptional finance leader to join our Executive Leadership Team and play a key role in shaping the next phase of our development.

At Great Learners Trust, everything starts with children. We believe that every child deserves an exceptional education and the opportunity to thrive, regardless of their starting point. Children only get one chance, and we are determined to leave no stone unturned in giving them the very best start in life.

Our schools are united by a shared commitment to excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement. We are proud of the strong foundations we have built and ambitious about what comes next. As a Trust, we work together to ensure every school benefits from collective expertise and support, while retaining its own unique character and place at the heart of its community.

As CFO, you will be much more than our financial lead. You will be a strategic partner, helping us make the best possible decisions for our pupils, colleagues and schools. You will provide strong financial leadership, ensure long‑term sustainability and help us invest confidently in the things that matter most.

We are looking for someone who combines outstanding financial expertise with a deep understanding of how finance can enable educational success. Someone who is collaborative, forward-thinking and values-driven. Someone who shares our ambition to make a genuine difference.

Our values of Be Bold, Be Brave and Be Ambitious underpin everything we do. They shape our decisions, define our culture and drive our commitment to delivering the very best outcomes for children.

If you are inspired by our vision and want to help build something truly awesome, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Sarah Baber

Chief Executive Officer

Great Learners Trust

Safeguarding and Equality

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

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• medical
• online and social media
• prohibition from teaching
• right to work
• satisfactory references
• suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.