My client is an Educational Academy Trust based in East London. They are currently recruiting for a part-time Chief Financial Officer (around 20 to 25 days per annum). The Chief Financial Officer will be directly responsible to the Principal. The Chief Financial Officer will provide advice on strategic financial issues, be responsible for financial management for the Academy and the leadership and management of the financial team. The appointee will develop and deliver a proactive, customer-focused service. The team is responsible for all aspects of financial management. In addition to leading the finance team, the Chief Financial Officer will contribute to strategy and policy development and will ensure the provision of management information for the schools planning and monitoring systems and will ensure the completion of statistical returns to external agencies.

• Oversight of Trust Accounts and Reports
• Leadership & Strategy
• Financial Resource Management
• Administration Management
• Human Resource Management
• Facility & Property Management
• Health & Safety
• Any other reasonable duties as directed by the Principal.
• Full detailed job description available on request.

The post holder:

• Will be expected to have a degree or equivalent qualification or be working towards completing on.
• Would benefit from a qualification from a major accountancy body
• Should be able to demonstrate a track record of successful financial leadership and building effective teams
• Will require financial reporting and management skills, and experience of working with stakeholder to develop strong financial understanding and empathy across an organisation.
• Should have high ethical standards and influencing skills with the ability to engage effectively with all staff across the academy and governing body
• Should show evidence of entrepreneurialism and innovation, with an ability to identity commercial opportunities to maximise income
• Should have excellent analytical skills and sound judgment
• Should have excellent communication and presentational skills
• Should have experience of financial information systems and be computer literate
• Should have a good knowledge of the funding, regulatory and legislative environment of academies.