Chief Financial Officer

4 days ago


Huddersfield, United Kingdom Impact Education Multi Academy Trust Full time

**Chief Financial Officer**

**CONTENTS**
1. Our Trust
2. Job Description
3. Person Specification
4. Benefits of Joining

Impact Education Multi Academy Trust

**Our Trust**

I am proud to welcome you to **Impact Education**. We are a diverse family of Primary, Secondary, Alternative Provision and All-Through Academies, serving young people and their communities in Calderdale and Kirklees, West Yorkshire.

Our **vision** is to be a Trust **where hearts and minds connect**; values-driven partners who work collaboratively to provide a high-quality whole education that impacts positively on our young people. We are on a **mission** to improve their life chances, challenging social disadvantage and championing inclusion. We believe in student agency and equipping our young people with the knowledge, skills and qualities to be successful in learning, life and work.

Our **people** are empowered to create, explore, share and learn from each other and the wider system. They have access to high quality continued professional development and learning. We work hard, but at the expense of wellbeing, and we want all our people to feel valued, respected and happy in their work.

Our **values** of Heart, Mind and Connect underpin everything we do and our **core principles** articulate how we will live these out.

If you are interested in learning more about our Trust, please make contact, there is so much to share.

Best Wishes,

Mick Kay

Chief Executive Officer

Due to retirement of the current postholder, the Board of Trustees is seeking to appoint a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This is a great opportunity to join a values-driven Trust at an exciting stage in our development. You will be a key member of Trust’s Executive Team, working closely with the CEO and other Leaders to develop and implement strategy and to resource and deliver the organisation’s strategic objectives sustainably.

The Trust has grown sustainably since its inception from a single academy to eight, educating 4130 children, with a workforce of 680 staff and annual income of c£30m. Further growth is planned in 23/24.

The CFO is expected to bring a modern, commercial approach to the leadership of the finance function, running it as a highly competent and efficient service with an emphasis on a proactive and customer-focused service. As well as ensuring the financial health of our organisation, you will bring experience of lateral thinking when it comes to realising the financial opportunities that we have within 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 institution. The CFO will provide advice on strategic financial issues and be responsible for financial management and for the leadership and management of the financial team.

The CFO leads a team of seven staff, comprising two accountants, three finance officers and two finance assistants. The team is responsible for all aspects of financial management, exchequer services, the management of financial records, resource allocation and budget control, financial planning (strategic and operational), the financial management of projects, funding relationships with the funding body and other agencies and related contractual arrangements with external organisations.

**Post**:Chief Financial Officer
**Salary**:Scale Point L16 - L24

Actual Salary Range £64225 - £78010
(Negotiable, dependent on experience)

**Contract Type**:Full Time (37 hours per week) | Permanent
**Contract Term**:All Year | 30 days holiday + bank holidays
**Responsible to**:CEO
**Working Relationships**:Executive Team, Headteachers, Central team & Trustees.

Professional advisors including auditors and bankers.
Governance agencies: ESFA, DFE, Local Authorities, HMRC, NAO
Other: external partners: Payroll provider

**Location**: Trust Head Offices, Unit 8, Pennine Business Park, Longbow Close,

Huddersfield, HD2 1GQ. Travel is required to Trust Academies and other locations as necessary (mileage expenses reimbursed)

**Core Leadership Accountabilities**
- As a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, helping it to develop and implement strategy and to resource and deliver the Trust’s strategic objectives sustainably
- Lead the promotion and delivery of excellent financial management across the Trust, so that public money is always safeguarded and used appropriately, economically, efficiently and effectively.
- To ensure compliance with relevant law, accounting practice, DFE, ESFA and any other sector requirements.

**Finance Strategy**
- To lead the Trust’s financial strategy, including preparing Trust’s annual budget and 4 yr plan, working closely with Executive Leaders, Headteachers and Trustees to ensure delivery of Trust’s strategic and financial objectives, and providing assurance that the Trust can remain a going concern.
- Providing the financial lead to the strategic pl



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