TEC Partnership - Chief Finance Officer Grimsby Highly Competitive

Doddpartners; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TEC Partnership, a major education group in England, seeks a strategic Chief Finance Officer in Grimsby to lead finance, procurement, MIS, risk and commercial operations.

You will be accountable for the Partnership's financial activities, working with the CEO, campus principals, executive leadership and the Board to ensure resilience, growth and excellent governance across the organisation. A qualified accountant with senior leadership experience in education is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across finance, procurement, MIS, risk management and the commercial operations functions.
• Accountable for the Partnership’s financial activities and a portfolio of key service areas.
• Work closely with the CEO, Campus’ Principal’s, Executive Leadership Team, and the Board, monitoring and maintaining the group’s resilience, and driving growth.
• Oversee systems and processes to drive efficiencies and operational excellence, setting the highest standards of governance, professionalism and accountability across TEC Partnership.
• You will be a qualified, commercially focused accountant with senior financial leadership experience, ideally in education or another complex regulated, multi-stakeholder environment.

Job description

Permanent | Grimsby | Highly Competitive

Vacancy Description

We are delighted to be working with TEC Partnership, one of England’s largest higher and further education providers. Operating along the east coast - from Skegness in Lincolnshire up to Scarborough in North Yorkshire – the group provides accessible, high-quality learning across a diverse footprint. TEC Partnership collaborates with over 1,400 local employers to ensure their curriculum directly fills skills gaps in priority sectors, with the goal of changing lives every day through opportunity.

As Chief Finance Officer, you will provide strategic leadership across finance, procurement, MIS, risk management and the commercial operations functions. You will be accountable for the Partnership’s financial activities and a portfolio of key service areas, working closely with the CEO, Campus’ Principal’s, Executive Leadership Team, and the Board, monitoring and maintaining the group's resilience, and driving growth. Your focus will be on delivering to an exceptional standard whilst overseeing systems and processes to drive efficiencies and operational excellence, setting the highest standards of governance, professionalism and accountability across TEC Partnership.

You will be a qualified, commercially focused accountant with senior financial leadership experience, ideally gained in education or another complex regulated, multi-stakeholder environment. You will bring sound judgement, commercial awareness and a collaborative approach, enabling you to work effectively with colleagues, governors and external partners to support the Partnership’s long-term sustainability and success.

Closing date for applications will 9:00 am, Monday, 14 th September 2026