Chief Finance Officer

Droylsden Academy, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M43 6QD

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  4 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £59,207 - £65,816 per annum FTE
• Pay scale: Grade L, points 48-51

What skills and experience we're looking for

Following Trust growth, this is an exciting time in the Trust’s development and Trustees are now seeking to appoint a dynamic Chief Finance Officer, who will play a key role in shaping the Trust’s financial future.

Along with the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operations Officer, the Chief Finance Officer will form the Trust’s Executive Team, who will, together implement strategy and deliver the Trust’s strategic objectives, sustainably.

The Chief Finance Officer will have strategic responsibility for all aspects of Trust finance, asset management, contract management and procurement.

The Chief Finance Officer will develop a culture where all Trust schools work together to use resources effectively to provide efficiency across the Trust that will benefit our students and help colleagues to ensure that every young person within the Trust is able to reach their full potential.

Our Chief Finance Officer must be able to:

Demonstrate and model leadership excellence, resilience, drive and determination gained in a Trust with a high level of disadvantage.

Work collaboratively with all stakeholders and partners, to ensure an inclusive community, building and cementing positive relationships.

Model the values of Tame River Educational Trust, particularly in our mission to challenge educational and social disadvantage by establishing great schools in which to learn, teach and belong. Our mission is underpinned by our vision that we are stronger together.

Understand how their role contributes to our core educational purposes:

1. Trust will become known for imbuing in our learners, positive character traits and enquiring minds and for the talent and professionalism of our staff.

2. Through a cycle of innovative, collaborative and creative school improvement, students in our 3. 3. Trust will receive a high-quality education. This will be evident through strong student outcomes and validation from external partners and sources.

3. Students in our Trust will receive a distinctive trust-wide community and educational dividend in the form of ‘Electives’ starting with Year 7. Significant additional opportunities will be made available to our students in the arts, sport and outdoor education.

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

References for all shortlisted candidates will be taken up prior to interview

To apply or to find out more about our Trust please have a look at our website by clicking on the link: Tame River Educational Trust - Based in Greater Manchester which has links to all our schools. Completed application forms should be returned to lledson@tret.org.uk.

Please contact the Chief Operating Officer, Lena Ledson, via email on lledson@tret.org.uk should you wish to arrange an informal discussion with either the Chair of the Trustees or the CEO of TRET.

What the school offers its staff

The Trust

Droylsden Academy became the founding member of the Tame River Educational Trust on the 1st January 2022. You can find more information about this at: https://www.droylsdenacademy.com/tret/417608.html.

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage by hosting a family of great community-based schools in which to learn, teach and belong. Our Trust promotes learning, develops character, values diversity and builds cultural capital. By the age of 16 we want every student to progress to suitably challenging post-16 studies or apprenticeships.

Tame River Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you have been barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

We are an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to employ the best qualified personnel and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in recruitment and employment to all individuals who meet our criteria for the role advertised. We will consider candidates without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation and identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. This list is not exhaustive, and candidates will also be considered without discrimination based on socioeconomic, marital, parental or caregiving status, or any of the previously listed characteristics or statuses.

We value the diversity of our staff and do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or victimisation. We achieve this by creating and maintaining a work environment and culture where people from different backgrounds, and with varying lifestyles, interests, opinions, and responsibilities, treat each other with dignity and respect. Our working environment is such that our staff feel safe and are inspired and motivated to be their best.

Our Trust is dedicated to sustaining and promoting diversity with respect to recruitment, promotion, training, and general treatment during employment. We are actively seeking to extend the diversity of our staff.

Commitment to safeguarding

Droylsden Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you have been barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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About Droylsden Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 938 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Droylsden Academy website
• Email address: lledson@tret.org.uk
• Phone number: 0161 301 7600
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/droylsden-academy

About Droylsden Academy

Droylsden Academy is a mainstream, co-educational, non-denominational secondary school for children aged 11-16. It is situated in Droylsden, Manchester, and there are currently 850 pupils on its roll.

In September 2009, Droylsden School converted to academy status and moved into a state-of-the-art building with places for 1,200 pupils. The academy is sponsored by Tameside College and it works in partnership with the college to raise levels of attainment and the aspirations of students.

Co-Headteachers
Mr E Mayell and Mrs G Arnold

Values and vision

Droylsden Academy is built on three core values: politeness, hard work and honesty. The secondary school encourages pupils to treat everyone and everything as they would wish to be treated and to be respectful, polite and courteous at all times.

Ofsted report

“This is an good academy which is well led by two Co-Headteachers, who are instilling high expectations and aspirations for students and staff. Senior and middle leadership has been strengthened and this has given the academy greater capacity for further and more rapid improvement. Students are making better progress and their attainment is improving. An above-average percentage of students make expected progress in English. Work with outstanding schools has helped the academy to plan for improvement and has had a positive impact on the academy practices. Students’ behaviour is good. They are eager to learn and are increasingly embracing a stronger work ethos. The academy is a safe and caring community.”

Arranging a visit to Droylsden Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lledson@tret.org.uk.

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