Chief Financial Officer

Dodd Partners; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a leading provider of technical and vocational education in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, seeks a finance and resourcing leader to steer financial integrity and strategic planning. You will report to the Chief Executive and oversee finance, MI, funding, procurement and risk management to drive operational excellence.

The role requires a qualified finance professional with strategic leadership, excellent analytical skills and a proven track record in complex, customer-centric

Qualifications

• Qualified finance professional with strategic leadership experience.
• Experience delivering financial control, planning and reporting.
• Proven ability to lead finance, MI, funding, procurement and risk teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance and wider resourcing strategy for the group.
• Ensure financial integrity through planning, control and reporting.
• Manage Finance, MI, Funding, Procurement and Risk Management functions.
• Drive business transformation, asset utilisation and commercial growth.

Skills

Strategic finance leadership

Stakeholder management

Change management

People leadership

Financial reporting & control

Education

Chartered Accountant

CIMA/CIPFA/ACCA

Job description

Our client is one of the largest and most innovative providers of technical and vocational education across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. This influential organisation, renowned for its employer- and student-centric provision, has a celebrated legacy of providing exemplary education and training that transforms lives and drives economic growth. They are widely recognised for their commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and educational excellence, positively impacting thousands of students across the region.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will lead the finance and wider resourcing strategy, with a remit to ensure the Group's financial integrity through enhanced business planning, financial control, and reporting, to maximise efficiencies and drive operational excellence. You will provide day-to-day line management for the Finance, MI, Funding, Procurement, and Risk Management functions, with a clear focus on business transformation, asset utilisation, and commercial growth, while ensuring the corporate services function is highly customer-centric and aligned to the organisation's changing needs.

You will be a qualified, commercially focused finance professional with a wealth of strategic experience gained within a complex, customer-centric, multi-stakeholder environment. Alongside an inspirational leadership style, you will bring excellent analytical and planning skills, be fully conversant with change, and have effective project management skills. You will have excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the capacity to engage at all levels across and beyond the organisation, solving complex strategic challenges through deliverable and workable business solutions.

This is a rare opportunity for a finance professional with a passion for education and community engagement. If you are driven, strategic and ready to play a pivotal role in a vibrant educational environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting role.