Director of Finance

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham City Council Full time

Start Date: 1 June 2024

Hours per week: 36.5, All year round

Contract Type: Permanent

St John Paul II Multi-Academy (MAC Central Team)

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Earlsbury Gardens

Birmingham

B20 3AE

Telephone number:

Benefits: Flexible Working Arrangements, Employee Assistance Programme, CPD Opportunities, Local Government Pension Scheme.

Location: Hybrid Working Arrangements based at the MAC Central Office (Aston, Birmingham), Schools, and some home working.

St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing seven Primary and two Secondary Schools, all based in Sutton Coldfield, Walmley, Erdington and Aston.

The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families.

As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school's activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school's education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy. This post can be undertaken by either a practising Catholic or someone who is non-Catholic.

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our dedicated team as Director of Finance. The successful candidate will lead the finance department processes, ensuring compliance with Academies Handbook. The post holder will lead on Trust Finance matters; including preparing an annual budget for the Board of Directors and managing day to day operational spend. The post holder will provide specific expertise in long-term financial management ensuring that all requirements of the Department for Education (DfE) and Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) are met.

The Job Description and Person Specification, including requirements of knowledge and experience, is provided with this advertisement. Prospective applicants should address all elements of the Person Specification prior to making an application.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

St John Paul II Multi Academy is an Equal Opportunities employer. The Multi Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and staff and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Interview date: Interviews will take place during W/C 20 May 2024

For further information, please email

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you please follow the online application process under the 'vacancies' section on our website.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.


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