Chief Finance and Operating Officer
James Brindley School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2AF2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
3 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36.5 hours/week, all year-round
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £74,308, – £82,049 per annum (Grade 7, SCP 61–64)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Join James Brindley as we launch the Think Differently Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) as Chief Finance and Operating Officer and play a key role in shaping the future of our newly established Trust. We are at the start of a very exciting journey, with ambitious growth plans to expand significantly over the next 3–5 years. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, you will oversee core operations, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and alignment with our educational aims.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership across finance, IT, HR, and facilities.
- Act as the Trust’s Chief Financial Officer, ensuring sound financial governance.
- Maintain compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Lead and inspire teams, including Finance, HR, Governance, IT, and Facilities Managers.
- Oversee budgets, risk management, and operational planning.
- Contribute to the Trust’s development plan, ensuring financial sustainability.
What We Are Looking For:
- Proven experience in senior leadership, financial management, and operational oversight.
- Strong understanding of compliance, governance, and resource management.
- Ability to lead diverse teams and drive organisational success.
- Exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Why Join Us?
This is an excellent time to join James Brindley as the Academy continues to implement a strategic vision developed by young people, staff, and other stakeholders. Join us to ‘Think Differently’ to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.
You’ll be joining at a pivotal time, as James Brindley Academy forms the Think Differently MAT, helping shape the foundations of a forward-thinking organisation dedicated to delivering outstanding education. We offer a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and the chance to work in a collaborative, supportive environment.
Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now and help us achieve our ambitious vision.
James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. During a school year, we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. Many of our young people have complex medical needs and many have been out of education for a significant period prior to joining us. We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to exceed expected progress during the time they are with us.
For further details please visit our website at:
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James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits of working for James Brindley Academy include;
- Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a 24-hour helpline for advice regarding legal, financial, medical, consumer, work and family matters, in addition to counselling.
- Wellbeing champions allocated to each James Brindley Centre, who are committed to supporting all employees to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
- A benefits portal which has various offers including a cycle to work scheme, a low-cost health plan, childcare voucher scheme and dining discounts.
- Teacher Pension Scheme.
- Free parking, near to Birmingham City Centre, which can be used evenings and weekends.
Further details about the role
Completed application forms are to be emailed to vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk
Please ensure the application form is signed if sending via email.
If your application is shortlisted, you will be contacted via email within 2 to 3 weeks of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam inboxes.
Online Search
As part of our recruitment checks, an online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About James Brindley School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 137 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- James Brindley School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk
James Brindley is a specialist academy which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.
We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.
James Brindley Academy delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.
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