Chief Finance Officer

Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Full Year

Salary: In the region of SCP 47 £55,963 to SCP 54 £65,017

Required start: As soon as possible.

Relocation Package available to the right candidate

Trust website: https://mater-christi.com/

The Directors of the Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust are looking to appoint a Chief Finance Officer. As a growing MAT, this is an exciting opportunity to work directly with the CEO/COO and to lead, develop, manage and co-ordinate the financial requirements and processes of the trust and its schools. This role would be suitable for an experienced, qualified accountant who is already working within the education sector or is keen to move into an organisation and sector which makes a difference to the lives of children and young people.

We are looking for someone who will:

• Embrace being part of a family of schools, building excellence, sharing good practice and collaborating with others.
• Design and implement business operations.
• Establish and develop policies that promote our Trust culture and vision.
• Ensure compliance with statutory standards set out in law and advised by our Auditors and the ESFA
• Provide clear and inspirational leadership to ensure the Trust has a positive culture that places our staff and their wellbeing at the heart of ensuring excellent outcomes for the children who attend our schools.

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

• Fully or partly qualified (and willing to complete the qualification) with an accountancy body such as ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA (including CIPFA qualifications develop in partnership with ISBL) or have appropriate experience.
• Experience of senior leadership and strategy development with a comparable organisation
• Experience of efficient and effective budget, financial, risk and resource management to achieve accountability and strong performance culture.
• Experience of managing a growing finance team ensuring that your role and team responds to the trust’s needs and delivers the trust’s visions and aims.

Visits to the Trust are welcome. The CEO Jacky Kennedy or COO Maureen McKendry will meet with prospective candidates. Please contact Angela.Williams@mater-christi to make an appointment.

An application pack and further details about the post are available from: https://mater-christi.com/vacancies

Completed applications should be returned to: HR Assistant angela.williams@mater-christi.com

Closing Date: 12 noon on 18th April 2024

Shortlisting: 19th April 2024

Interviews: 25th April 2024

The Mater Christi Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Mater Christi Trust will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates, and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’.