Trust Deputy CFO

inploi; Trafford; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education trust in the UK is seeking an experienced Deputy CFO to manage financial operations and reporting. Responsibilities include delivering compliant financial management, leading a team, and collaborating across schools. Applicants should have substantial leadership experience in financial management within education and hold a relevant finance qualification. This is a permanent role with a competitive salary and an opportunity to influence educational success.

Qualifications

• Experience in educational financial management preparation.
• Ability to provide financial guidance to senior leaders.
• Experience managing financial policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective financial management for the Trust.
• Collaborate with staff and manage Finance Officers.
• Ensure compliance and high-quality reporting.

Skills

Management and leadership experience

Educational financial management

Financial accounting and reconciliations

Finance qualification

Interpersonal and leadership skills

Creative thinking

Education

Relevant finance qualification

Job description

ACHIEVE AND LEARN TRUST

ALTRINCHAM COLLEGE

Green Lane

Timperley

Altrincham

WA15 8QW

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Website: www.altrinchamcollege.com

Email: [e-mail]

TRUST DEPUTY CFO - Start Date: As soon as possible

Band 11 Points 40-43, (Actual salary £46,438 to £49,276)

36.25 hours per week (08:00 16:00) term time, plus 3 weeks (41 weeks in total)

Permanent

Achieve and Learn Trust are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Trust Deputy CFO responsible for delivering an effective, compliant and consistently high-quality financial management and reporting service for the Trust. This will be achieved through the implementation of robust, measurable systems and processes which maximise the use of resources and deliver best value.

Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer, the successful candidate will be an integral part of the team, working in collaboration with staff members at each school, whilst managing a team of experienced Finance Officers based at Altrincham College.

The role demands strong organisational and people management skills and an ability to prioritise workloads. The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as the ability to maintain a sense of calm in a busy school environment.

We are looking for someone with:

• Management and leadership experience, preferably within an education or local authority setting.
• Experience of educational financial management preparation of monthly accounts, budget analysis with the ability to provide financial guidance to senior leaders within the schools.
• Experience of financial accounting monthly reconciliations, payroll checks, managing financial policies, systems and procedures.
• Hold a finance qualification relevant to the role.
• The ability to inspire confidence and think creatively.
• A commitment to always place our students at the centre of all decision making.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing trust with fantastic values, who are truly committed to providing the best education to their students. It will be a chance for the right candidate to join a great place of work and take ownership of the role and make it their own, under the leadership of the CFO.

If you would like to apply to be part of our Trust at this exciting time, please visit the ‘Job Vacancies’ page on our school websites Altrincham College / Reddish Vale High School, where you will find an application form and more information on the schools within our Trust.

Please send your completed application form to: [e-mail]

Closing Date Monday 19 January 2026 at 9.00 am

Interview Date To be confirmed

Supporting Documents

• ↗ Trust Deputy CFO - Recruitment pack - Dec 2025.pdf

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