Deputy CFO

HAYS; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A Multi-academy Trust based in Greater Manchester is seeking a Deputy CFO, offering a salary up to GBP75k with fantastic benefits. The role involves key responsibilities in financial governance and management in a hybrid work model, requiring a fully qualified Accountant with extensive relevant experience.

Benefits

Fantastic benefits

Collaborative office environment

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Accountant with relevant qualifications.
• Recent experience in similar Deputy CFO role.
• Extensive experience producing management accounts and collaborating with leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop Financial Governance of the Trust and manage Central Finance function.
• Support the CFOO with management accounts and cashflow forecasts.
• Liaise with Executive Leadership Team and external Auditors.

Skills

Financial Governance

Management Accounts

Cashflow Forecasts

Statutory Accounts

Process Improvements

Team Collaboration

Education

CIPFA/ACA/CIMA/ACCA Level

Job description

Multi-academy Trust - Deputy CFO - Manchester - Salary Up To GBP75k Plus Fantastic Benefits

Your new company
Multi-academy Trust based in Greater Manchester with exciting plans for growth over the next 5 years.
Your new role
As Deputy CFO, you will be working in a key role, helping to develop the Financial Governance of the Trust and managing the Central Finance function.
You will be supporting the CFOO with duties including production of management accounts, cashflow forecasts and capital project and balance, and liaising with the Executive Leadership Team. This is a hybrid role with travel to schools around once a week - please note full UK driving licence and access to a car is needed. Occasional early evenings will be required to attend onsite Governor's meetings.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a fully qualified Accountant (CIPFA/ACA/CIMA/ACCA Level) with a dynamic personality, can do attitude and recent experience in a similar role. You will have extensive experience producing Management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, liaising with external Auditors and collaborating with Executive leadership teams in an educational environment.
A strong technical skillset around Statutory Accounts and Process Improvements is essential, along with the ability to be hands-on and a team player, and motivated by striving to enhance young people's educational success. This role would be suited to candidates with a mix of industry and public sector backgrounds.
What you'll get in return
The opportunity to work alongside an experienced CFOO and a fantastic team, where your skill set within Senior Finance can really have an impact at an exciting time for the Trust. The working pattern can vary from week to week but offers fantastic hybrid working within a collaborative office environment and travel to Trust schools around once per week. Salary up to GBP75k with fantastic benefits.
What you need to do now
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