Chief Finance & Operating Officer

St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 8LD

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Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
25 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time: Full Time: Based at Head Office
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £68,416 - £85,520

What skills and experience we're looking for

Significant post qualifying experience and in-depth professional knowledge acquired through experience.

Experience managing significant financial resources with a good appreciation of relevant regulatory frameworks.

Familiarity of financial processes and procedures.

Experience of effectively managing a team.

High level of IT competence, literacy and numeracy skills

Experience of managing budgets.

Experience of communication with colleagues and contractors at all levels of the organisation and the ability to negotiate and act on behalf of the site in relation to contracts.

Strong persuasive, influencing and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels.

Excellent skills in strategic planning and strategic management of financial resources.

Clear analytical skills to allow the exploration, evaluation and interpretation of information and opinions and utilisation of management information systems.

Strong decision making skills with the ability to make decisions and recommendations based on the analysis of options.

Capacity to work under pressure to meet deadlines and organisational priorities.

Good leadership skills and ability to inspire and challenge colleagues.

Commitment to staff’s and own personal development

What the school offers its staff

Growing Trust of 5 primary schools with extended services of a national Maths Hub and CPD company at the heart of its school improvement offer. Supportive Executive Team and Trust Board.

Flexible working opportunities

Willingness to negotiate some hybrid working opportunities

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.

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