Chief Finance Officer

2 weeks ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom Orwell Multi Academy Trust Full time

CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER

**Application Pack**

Multi-Academy Trust

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64 Prince of Wales Drive, Ipswich IP2 8PY

Telephone: (01473) 684922

Contents

1. Welcome from the CEO and Chair

2. Vision, Values and Ethos

3. Governance Structure

4. Our Shared Services Team

5. CFO Role Profile and Person Specification

6. How to Apply

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Multi-Academy Trust

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64 Prince of Wales Drive, Ipswich IP2 8PY

Telephone: (01473) 684922

Dear applicant

Thank you for your interest in our Multi Academy Trust. We hope that the enclosed pack will give you all the information you need to help you decide if you might be the person we are looking for.

Our current CFO has successfully led the finance function of the Trust since

January 2018 and will be moving on to a more senior position in May 2023.

Trustees are seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to lead the financial and operational aspects of the Trust in the next stage of its development.

Like any MAT, we want the best for our children and strive to ensure that each of our schools gives every child in its care the quality of education they deserve. At OMAT we seek to do this by striking a careful balance between each school’s individuality on the one hand and a certain family likeness across the trust on the other. We believe that this combination of independence and belonging allows each school to relate to its own unique community whilst sharing a real ownership for the thriving of the whole trust.

An important part of our ethos is that we are a local trust. Whilst we hope to expand over the coming years, we very much cherish the sense that we are a relatively small organisation serving our local area.

Regards

Father Paul Carter, Chair of the Trust Anna Hennell James, CEO.

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Multi-Academy Trust

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64 Prince of Wales Drive, Ipswich IP2 8PY

Telephone: (01473) 684922

**Vision, Values and Ethos**
At Orwell MAT, children are at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that every decision we make is serving the children of the Trust equally. Our mission is to create schools where learning is unstoppable and aspirations have no limit, enabling all children to flourish, no matter what their starting point or needs. Everyone in Orwell MAT takes collective responsibility for success across the Trust and we work together to bring about the best outcomes across all of our schools. We ensure that there is equality of experience and opportunity for all children, no matter which school they attend.

We believe that we amount to more than the sum of our parts; membership of our Trust leads to better experiences and outcomes for the pupils, staff, and the communities our schools serve.

We have a clear set of values, which underpin our vision and mission.

Within our schools we have good and outstanding practice which is resulting in excellent outcomes. We have a cohesive leadership team who trust one another enough to have productive, honest debate and challenge, and hold one another to account. We have the capacity and commitment to work with other schools to support them in their journey to excellence. We understand the need for challenge and support, with a rigorous, tenacious approach in the pursuit of excellence. We believe that by working with other schools we can have a positive impact on standards in education across Suffolk and beyond.

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Multi-Academy Trust

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64 Prince of Wales Drive, Ipswich IP2 8PY

Telephone: (01473) 684922

**Governance Structure**

The Trust Board has two sub committees and currently seven Local Governing Committees. The

Chair of the Board and CEO meet regularly with Local Governing Committees to maintain good communication across the Trust.

The Trust has a nominated Safeguarding Trustee who works with local safeguarding governors and DSLs to support a strong culture of safeguarding across the Trust.

The CFO plays a significant role in advising the FRA committee, and attends all FRA and Board meetings.

Trust Board

Finance, Quality of
Local Governing

Resources & Education
Committees

Audit Committee Committee

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Multi-Academy Trust

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64 Prince of Wales Drive, Ipswich IP2 8PY

Telephone: (01473) 684922

**Shared Services Team**

The CFO leads the Shared Services Team (SST), which provides financial and operational support to all of our schools, and well as fulfilling the central finance function. The SST is based in the bungalow on the site of Halifax Primary School. It is a small team of 6, including the

CEO, CFO, 3 finance team members and a business support officer.

The Finance team and CFO support the schools with all areas of financial management, payroll and HR administration. The Shared Services Team also provides more generalised support on the other areas delegated to school leadership as needed or as directed by the

Trust Board such as health and safety, GDPR, premises, HR, IT, catering etc as well as the

CEO supporting with the most important area of our work in improving outcomes f

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