Associate Principal Director of Finance

Suffolk New College is a great place to work. Based in state of the art, modern facilities close to the centre of Ipswich and within easy reach of the bus and train stations, Suffolk New College is the local college for students and employers in Greater Ipswich. The college provides high quality Further Education and Training across a wide range of academic and vocational sectors.

Due to retirement of the current post holder, we are currently looking to recruit an Associate Principal Director of Finance to play a major role in our small leadership team. Providing education to 3,000 learners and with a current income of around £18million, this is an important role within the college. As a member of the senior leadership team, reporting to the Corporation through the Principal, the Associate Principal Director of Finance will be fully involved in high level strategic decision making, financial planning and strategy for a well regarded institution.

We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic, enthusiastic leader with keen strategic financial and business acumen. The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant and have a strong accountancy background. Alongside the management of the finance team, the role will also manage the Management Information and Information Technology departments. With this in mind, it is essential that the appointed individual is committed to the quality of the student experience and is able to link these departments through the utilisation of management information to raise the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, student outcomes and progress.

The successful candidate will be politically astute with the ability to react to the ever changing political landscape, relating it to how the college plan for the financial future to maximise funding opportunities. They will be confident presenting information and communicating with senior stakeholders. Experience within further education would be beneficial; however, we are also interested in hearing from individuals from other complex organisations, who have a good understanding of FE funding.

Alongside a competitive salary, we also offer a generous benefits package including; Career Average Pension Scheme, generous holiday entitlement, with an additional closure period at Christmas, continued professional development, childcare voucher scheme, and a state of the art working environment.

For more information, including how to apply, please refer to the website of Morgan Hunt who is assisting us with this important appointment at www.morganhunt.com. Alternatively email seniorappointments@morganhunt.com or telephone +44 (0)20 7419 8910.