Strategic Finance Leader for Transforming Trust

St Chad's Academies Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

St Chad’s Academies Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead and shape a growing central finance function, delivering robust financial leadership, controls and governance.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Finance Officer, you will drive financial planning, oversee reporting, and implement new systems and processes to support the transformation of the Trust and its academies.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in leading a finance function
• Experience driving transformation and change within finance
• Strong reporting, controls and governance skills

Responsibilities

• Provide strong financial leadership and control across the Trust
• Translate financial strategy into actionable operational delivery
• Lead central finance function and support academies
• Drive process improvement and the implementation of new systems and ways of working
• Challenge and collaborate with senior colleagues to achieve better outcomes

Skills

Financial leadership

Strategic planning

Change management

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

St Chad’s Academies Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead and shape a growing central finance function, delivering robust financial leadership, controls and governance.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Finance Officer, you will drive financial planning, oversee reporting, and implement new systems and processes to support the transformation of the Trust and its academies.