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Finance Director

Finance Director

Wigan and Leigh College

Wigan

Salary:
Circa £75,000
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
16 March 2015

Job overview

We are seeking a Finance Director who will lead on the overall financial strategy and planning at Wigan and Leigh College.

Putting in place an effective financial strategy while ensuring on-going financial control, you will enable the College to:

  • achieve an excellent financial health rating
  • maximise funding from all relevant sources

This is a senior post holder role which will take a strategic lead in promoting long term financial stability and effective resource management.

This post represents an excellent opportunity to play a pivotal role in developing our College so that it can expand the services it provides to local communities.

Who we are looking for…

Our successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong track record of financial planning and control at a senior level within a large organisation. A strategic thinker with a strong team working ethic, you will be a visible and motivational leader with a high degree of enthusiasm to succeed.

Why Wigan and Leigh College?

Wigan & Leigh College is an exciting place to work! We are focused and determined in providing an outstanding service to our students and the communities and businesses of Wigan and Leigh.

Under new leadership, we are in the process of implementing a transformation strategy which will develop and embed a culture of high standards and aspirations, leading the College to excellent outcomes and achievements.

More information

For full details regarding this exciting opportunity please visit our website.

Alternatively, to discuss the post in more detail please contact Louise Brown, Executive Director of HR and College Services on 01942 76 1510 or l.brown@wigan-leigh.ac.uk

Closing date for applications is Monday 16th March 2015, midday

About Wigan and Leigh College

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+44 1942 761600

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Wigan and Leigh College is a further education college in Wigan, Greater Manchester, which has been providing education and training locally for more than 150 years. It employs around 1,000 staff and has a student roll of about 17,000. Further education students can choose the A-level professional honours programme or vocational qualifications such as BTECs. An expanding higher education portfolio of foundation degrees, top-up degrees, higher nationals and certificates is available to adult students of all ages, both full-time and part-time. 

Wigan and Leigh College operates from several sites across the borough: the Parson’s Walk Centre, School for the Arts and Pagefield Centre are in Wigan, close to the town centre. The Image Centre and Leigh College are close to the town centre of Leigh. 

Principal 

Anna Dawe 

Values and vision 

Wigan and Leigh College aims to be a beacon of educational excellence, transforming the lives of the individuals and communities it serves.  Teaching and learning is at the heart of the college’s ethos. Equality and diversity are highly valued. The college and its students work in partnership with others to maximise the contribution made to local, regional and national economic development.   

Ofsted report

“Teachers engage enthusiastically in the development of their teaching skills and readily share good practice among themselves. Staff support learners with high needs exceptionally well so that they are included fully in the life of the college and develop good independent living skills.”   

View Wigan and Leigh College’s latest Ofsted report 

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