Head of Finance

Government jobs, apprenticeship; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The Head of Finance at Government jobs, apprenticeship leads the Trust's finance function, delivering high-quality financial management and robust internal controls across the organisation.

You will work as part of the Trust Central Team, supporting the Chief Finance and Strategy Officer in implementing financial strategy, risk and assurance, and ensuring sustainable resources for staff, students and academies.

Qualifications

• The Head of Finance is responsible for the operational leadership of the Trust's finance function, ensuring high-quality financial management and robust internal controls.
• You will help deliver the Trust's financial strategy, risk and assurance requirements, and long-term sustainability plans.
• You will undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong, credible leadership across the Trusts finance function modelling a customer focused approach.
• Ensure financial operations run efficiently and align with Trust policies, audit expectations, and statutory requirements.

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

£62,251.00 - £72,032.00 Annually (Actual)Scale L7-L13

Head of Finance job summary

The Head of Finance is responsible for the operational leadership of the Trust's finance function, ensuring high-quality financial management and robust internal controls. A key member of the Trust Central Team, you will help to deliver an outstanding financial service to staff, students and the Central Team, ensuring the effective management of Trust resources to support educational excellence and strong operational performance across all Academies.

This is an exciting phase of development for Impact Education Multi-Academy Trust. The postholder will play a key role in supporting the Chief Finance and Strategy Officer (CFSO) in delivering the Trust's financial strategy, risk and assurance requirements, and long-term sustainability plans.

You will provide strong, credible leadership across the Trusts finance function modelling a customer focused approach where trusting relationships sit at the heart of everything we do. This role requires a leader who is confident in the operational delivery of finance, ensuring financial operations run efficiently and align with Trust policies, audit expectations, and statutory requirements.

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.