Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer Job details Job role Administration, HR, data and finance Visa sponsorship Visas cannot be sponsored Working pattern Full time: 37 Hours Contract type Permanent Full-time equivalent salary £78,936 - £86,247 What skills and experience we're looking for We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Director of Finance and Chief Financial Officer to join the University of Brighton Academies Trust to support us in inspiring our children and staff to flourish and achieve their best. You will be part of our Executive Team and report directly to the Deputy Chief Executive: Chief Operating Officer. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of our Financial strategies and plans in support of our shared mission, vision and values and the Trust Strategy 2023-#####. You will work strategically and have excellent interpersonal skills to be able to influence critical decision making and communicate effectively across our stakeholders. Your significant experience in business process development and ability to harness new and changing technology will play a key role in a major change project focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of all of our administrative and operational processes across the Trust and our academies. Your finance and accounting expertise will be crucial to ensuring the continued financial sustainability of the Trust, supporting our 14 academies and 7 departments to address the financial challenges within the education sector, as well as supporting the establishment of a brand new innovative all-through primary and secondary school for children and young people in West Sussex, The Bedelands Academy. We are a growing organisation with over#####0 staff, nearl#####00 children and an annual £50million+ budget, and you will lead our Finance department across its financial control, financial management and procurement functions. What the school offers its staff We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include: Automatic pay increments High quality continuous professional development and support for your career progression A strong commitment to your health & wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors, flexible working opportunities from Day 1, and Employee Assistance programme Generous public sector pension scheme Discounts on retail & travel Cycle 2 Work scheme Charity giving Commitment to safeguarding The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders A#####974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Or#####1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Applying for the job If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can tracked-link#track auxclick- tracked-link#track contextmenu- tracked-link#track" data-tracked-link-target="link" data-link-type="international_teacher_advice_link_job_listing" href="" help you understand your next steps. Apply for the job by following the link below Visas cannot be sponsored. #J-18808-Ljbffr