Head of Finance

New Collaborative Learning Trust; Ackton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization based in Ackton is looking for a Head of Finance to provide financial leadership and management. The ideal candidate will have a professional financial qualification, strong finance skills, and excellent interpersonal abilities. This role supports career advancement, offers generous annual leave, and ensures effective resource deployment across the academies.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Funded Continuing Professional Development

Qualifications

• Enhanced professional financial qualification required.
• Strong finance skills necessary.
• Ability to form good relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality financial leadership across the Trust.
• Manage delivery and development of central finance services.
• Ensure efficient deployment of resources.

Skills

Financial leadership

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Head of Finance to provide high quality financial leadership and management across the Trust and its academies to ensure efficient and effective deployment of resources across the Trust. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will be responsible for the delivery and development of the Trust’s central finance services, ensuring these are fit for purpose and provide a high-quality service to the Trust and individual colleges/academies, helping the Trust achieve continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will have an enhanced/further relevant professional financial qualification (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW) and should have strong finance skills, excellent attention to detail and a comprehensive knowledge of monthly reporting and forecasting. The successful candidate should also have a willingness to work flexibly within the team and have strong organisational and time management skills. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to form good relationships with a variety of stakeholders is also essential.

In return, NCLT will support you in the advancement of your finance career, including providing funded Continuing Professional Development. This role also provides a generous annual leave entitlement of 40 days per year, plus bank holidays, plus 5 additional closure days.