Chief Finance Officer (with operational responsibility)

Aspire Schools, High Wycombe, HP13 6PQ

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter)

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 May 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: £70,446.00 - £85,241.00 Annually (Actual) Aspire Support Staff Pay Scale Range 11-12 according to qualifications and experience.

Chief Finance Officer (with operational responsibility) job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in our ambitious and innovative trust. From September 2026, we wish to appoint an experienced candidate to lead the financial and operational management of the Trust on a full-time basis.

The CFO will play a critical role in providing clear and balanced expert advice to the CEO, the Executive Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the CFO will report to the CEO. Working closely alongside her and the Board of Trustees, the new post holder will have the opportunity to shape, support and lead strategic change, as well as ensuring optimal day to day operational management of the Trust.

Aspire is geographically spread across Buckinghamshire, and the CFO will travel regularly to our different sites. The Finance Team is based in Aylesbury and the central Trust team is largely based in High Wycombe. We are also currently supporting other schools in Gloucestershire and Outer London.

The CFO will oversee the areas of Finance, Operations, Human Resources and Information Technology, assisted by an experienced team of managers who lead each area.

You must be a qualified accountant who believes that financial management is a tool to change lives. You will demonstrate understanding that every line in a budget represents an opportunity for a child. You will be a strategic orchestrator who can navigate the complexities of trust finances while ensuring that resources are deployed fairly and strategically to support our students.

Whether you have developed your career in education or another field, you will have a deep moral purpose and a passion for securing the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

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 Aspire Schools

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aspire-schools

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