Chief Finance Officer (CFO)

St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Derby, DE1 3TQ

41 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  18 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £87,211.00 - £98,739.00 Annually (Actual)

Chief Finance Officer (CFO) job summary

Chief Finance Officer

Basis: Full Time, Permanent

Grade/Salary: Band E4 (Scale point 71-77) £87,211 - £98,739 (pay award pending September 2025)

Hours of work: 37 hours per week (additional hours may be required to meet the requirements of the role)

Closing date for applications: Thursday 18th September 2025

Shortlisting: Monday 22nd September 2025

Interviews: Tuesday 30th September 2025

Our Trust comprises 20 primary schools and 5 secondary schools serving diverse communities across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Derby City, Staffordshire, and Stockport. United in our Catholic mission, we are committed to delivering excellence in education, rooted in faith, compassion, and service.

As Chief Finance Officer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial and operational strategy of the Trust, ensuring long-term sustainability and the effective stewardship of resources. You will provide strategic leadership across finance, risk, estates, and compliance functions, working closely with the CEO, Executive Team, and Trust Board to support our schools in delivering the very best outcomes for every child.

This is a high-impact role, and we are seeking a values-driven and collaborative leader who brings both financial expertise and a deep commitment to our mission. While experience in the education or charitable sector is welcome, it is your ability to lead with integrity, build strong partnerships, and make sound strategic decisions that will be key to your success.

If you are inspired by the opportunity to help shape the future of Catholic education across a broad and diverse Trust, we warmly invite you to apply. Further details about the role, our Trust, and the application process can be found in this recruitment pack. Thank you again for your interest. We look forward to receiving your application.

If you would like a confidential conversation to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Neil Massie, our recruitment partner at Academicis on 07818 875514 or via nmassie@academicis.co.uk

Being part of the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust

On 1st September 2018, the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, part of the Diocese of Nottingham, brought together 25 Catholic schools located in Derby City, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Stockport together in partnership, to ensure the very best spiritual, social and academic experiences and outcomes for the young people in our schools.

Everything we do is to better the lives and futures of our children, providing access to first-class teaching, both academically and spiritually and we are united by our collective vision to excel.

Why work for the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academy Trust?

To find out why you should come and join our team, click on the link to our ‘Why work with us?’ brochure.

A summary of our fantastic benefits are as follows:

• Access to first class CPD opportunities. We also work in partnership with Nottingham Teaching School Alliance to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
• Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
• Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.

For more information about our Trust and our Academies, please visit www.srscmat.co.uk

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Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-ralph-sherwin-catholic-multi-academy-trust

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