Chief Finance and Operations Officer (CFOO)
Ambition Community Trust, Dukinfield, SK16 4UJThis job expired on 14 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 March 2025 at 8am
Date listed
28 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 35 hours per week excluding unpaid breaks Weeks per Year: 52.140
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 75000
What skills and experience we're looking for
Ambition Community Trust is a brand-new Multi Academy Trust.The CFOO will be a key part of the newly formed executive leadership team.The CFOO will help develop and then lead the Trust's Business Support Team, working collaboratively with the CEO, school leaders and the Board of Trustees to ensure high standards of governance, compliance, and financial and operational effectiveness. They will drive value for money, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies, enabling the trust to fulfil its educational mission.
- Provide expert strategic and financial advice to the CEO, Board of Trustees, and school leaders.
- Lead the Trust’s estate strategy, ensuring safe, well-maintained, and future-proofed school environments.
- Oversee HR operations, workforce planning, and compliance with employment law.
- Ensure a robust risk management framework, covering financial, operational, and legal risks.
- Support the CEO in their role as the Accounting Officer, ensuring compliance with ESFA and DfE regulations.
By integrating financial stewardship with operational excellence, the CFOO will play a critical role in enhancing trust-wide efficiency, sustainability, and educational impact.
What the school offers its staff
Our strength lies in our collaborative approach, where schools work together to share expertise, innovate, and continuously improve outcomes for all students. Central to our vision is Relational Inclusion, an evidence-informed framework that addresses the root causes of barriers to learning, particularly the impact of trauma, attachment difficulties, and adverse childhood experiences.
By joining ACT, you will become part of a forward-thinking Trust that values integrity, compassion, and the relentless pursuit of better outcomes for children and their communities. We are committed to fostering environments where staff are empowered to lead, innovate, and make a real difference in the lives of young people.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ambition Community Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- sunil.b@myendeavour.uk
- Phone number
- 07710 437473
Arranging a visit to Ambition Community Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sunil.b@myendeavour.uk.
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