Chief Finance Officer
Newham Community Learning, London, E15 4LP14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
14 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £77,610 to £116,665 (Depending on experience)
Chief Finance Officer job summary
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
Job Role: Chief Finance Officer
Location: Newham Community Learning Trust Central Office, Pretoria Rd, London E16 4NP (Eastlea Community School)
Closing Date: 14th October 2026
***We are seeking to appoint an experienced Chief Financial Officer to lead the Trust’s financial strategy, sustainability and governance, and to provide strategic financial leadership to the CEO, Executive Team and Trustees***
Newham Community Learning is a Multi-Academy Trust serving children and young people in East London. We believe every young person deserves an excellent education, whatever their background. Our commitment to equality and social justice shapes how we lead, how we spend, and how we hold ourselves to account.
The Role
We are looking for a Chief Financial Officer to join our senior leadership team at an important time for the Trust. Reporting to the CEO, you will lead the Trust's financial strategy and operations, ensure our resources are used with integrity and impact, and provide clear, confident advice to the CEO, Executive Team and Trustees.
You Will:
- Lead financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning, ensuring financial sustainability across all our academies.
- Ensure compliance with the Academy Trust Handbook, DfE requirements and statutory reporting, including the annual accounts and audit.
- Oversee financial controls, risk management, treasury, procurement and value for money.
- Lead and develop the finance team and shared services, and work closely with estates, HR and operational colleagues.
- Contribute to Trust-wide decision-making as a member of the senior leadership team.
About You
You will be a qualified finance professional with significant senior-level financial leadership experience. You will combine strong technical expertise with the strategic judgement, communication skills and integrity required to operate effectively at Board and Executive level.
- A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA or equivalent) and significant senior finance experience.
- Experience of leading finance in a complex organisation, ideally a multi-academy trust, education or another public or not-for-profit setting.
- Strong knowledge of academy financial regulation and governance, or the ability to master it quickly.
- Credibility with Trustees and the ability to explain complex financial matters clearly.
- A track record of leading, developing and motivating high-performing teams.
- Sound judgement, resilience and integrity, and a direct, collaborative style.
Why Join Us?
- A senior leadership role with real influence on the Trust's future.
- Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- A supportive, values-led culture in the heart of London.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two A4 pages, explaining how your skills, experience and achievements meet the requirements of the role, to HR at ncl.hr@ncltrust.net.
Safeguarding and Equality
Newham Community Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a children's barred list check where applicable, and other pre-employment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education and relevant legislation.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Newham Community Learning
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
WELCOME
Newham Community Learning
Newham Community Learning is a family of schools in the west of the London borough of Newham, which exists to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. Our schools educate children and young people from 2-16 years old, offering access to excellent teaching, pastoral care, and opportunities for personal development across all phases of education.
Our teaching is constantly evolving, with staff able to work together to develop their practice, enabling us to offer a broad curriculum across our six schools. At our primary schools, we offer an engaging and challenging curriculum tailored to ensure that every child is able to reach their full potential. This provides a strong grounding from which children are able to move to our secondary schools to continue their education. Each of our secondaries has a wide range of subjects on offer, so that every student is able to discover and develop their aptitudes and interests. Curricular and co-curricular development across all phases of education is further enhanced through the sharing of our excellent in-school facilities with students attending any of our schools.
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