Tees Valley Collaborative Trust - Chief Financial Officer

Tees Valley Collaborative Trust - Chief Financial Officer Number on Roll: 2235 Contract Term: Permanent Lead the Financial Future of Our Trust as our next Chief Financial Officer Due to the progression of our incumbent Chief Financial Officer (CFO), this exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly talented and meticulous CFO or aspiring CFO to join our evolving Trust. You will be at the heart of our Trust s financial health, building upon the financial legacy of our outgoing CFO to manage our budget of £16m and lead, shape and further develop our financial resilience at an exciting chapter in our journey, as our new CEO implements her vision across our unique mix of settings with our newly-restructured Trust Leadership team. You will uphold responsibilities as set out in the Academies Trust Handbook, ensuring effective financial stewardship and provide top-tier leadership and ethical management for the Trust's internal finance operations. Through expert financial planning and analysis from you as CFO, we will ensure a smooth, efficient, and effective implementation of our objectives and strategic plan and progress towards a prosperous future in line with our vision. You will be working alongside and supported by a talented Trust central team and Trustees who are ambitious and have high aspirations for our Trust. The CFO is directly responsible to the Chief Executive, who is the accounting officer for the Trust, and is ultimately responsible for the proper financial conduct of the Trust. About You: This role will appeal to an ambitious financial professional eager to make a difference and bring about transformative change. You will be a qualified accountant with professional accreditation (ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA) and possess substantial leadership experience in senior financial roles, particularly within educational settings. Your extensive expertise spans financial and risk management, proficiently handling budgets, statutory accounts, and financial controls in line with the Academies Trust Handbook. You may be a current CFO or an ambitious Deputy CFO or Finance Manager looking for career progression and the opportunity to influence the future direction of our Trust. You will boast a successful track record of implementing effective budget management and target setting, coupled with dynamic yet ethical leadership. You will have skilfully managed various income streams and engaged successfully with key external stakeholders such as the ESFA, DFE, Local Authorities, HMRC, and NAO. In addition, your commercially agile mindset enables you to lead the Trust's financial functions innovatively, identifying and capitalising on financial opportunities both internally and externally with the new Trust Director of Business Development. Finally, you will share the CEO's bold and ambitious vision for rapid growth and are committed to driving our Trust towards its strategic goals. This includes bringing your team on your journey, leading and influencing stakeholders and Trustees with credibility and resilience. We can offer you: A highly ambitious Trust with a bold vision for growth and further partnerships with the local community A talented and collaborative Trust SLT to work alongside, with the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to our evolving organisation 40 days holiday entitlement Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme Opportunities for training and professional development Additional employee benefits including Childcare Vouchers, Cycle Scheme, free on-site parking Discounted nursery provision on the Prior Pursglove College site (available to all Trust employees For an informal, confidential conversation about the role please call Sarah on 07816 251271 or email . Sarah has been engaged to support us with recruitment to this opportunity. Key dates Shortlisting: Monday 1st July Interviews: Thursday 4th and Friday 5th July Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note this post is in regulated activity and exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS criminal records and barred list check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. 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