13 days remaining to apply

  • Earliest start date

    5 January 2026

  • Latest start date

    1 March 2026

  • Closing date

    26 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    12 November 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: Equivalent of one day per week as agreed, year round. Some flexibility will be required to ensure extra availability during times such as audits.

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£94320

Actual salary

0.2 FTE = £18864

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you ready to lead with vision and precision? Join our trust leadership team as Chief Financial Officer and play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future of our trust of two schools: Torquay Boys' Grammar School and Torquay Academy. This is more than a numbers role: it’s about strategy, stewardship, and impact to improve education in Torquay.

You will:

  • Drive financial planning and ensure long-term sustainability;
  • Identify opportunities to maximise resources to support educational excellence;
  • Lead on budgeting, forecasting, and compliance with statutory requirements;
  • Provide clear, actionable insights to inform strategic decisions;
  • Build strong relationships across the school community and with external partners;
  • Champion best practice in financial governance and risk management;
  • Contribute to major projects and capital developments.

We’re looking for:

  • A qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent);
  • Proven experience in senior financial leadership;
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills;
  • A proactive, collaborative approach with the ability to influence at all levels;
  • Commitment to safeguarding and the ethos of the TBGS Multi-Academy Trust.

If you’re ready to combine financial expertise with strategic vision and make a lasting difference, we’d love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

  • Supportive work environment in caring, forward-thinking schools that thrive because of team dynamic;
  • Competitive pay and conditions;
  • Health care provided by Simply Health.

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

Torquay Boys' Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

This responsibility falls to all staff and as such safeguarding training is provided upon commencement of employment, with regular and annual updates.

All applicants must be aware they will be subject to enhanced DBS and child protection checks.

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About Torquay Boys' Grammar School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1100 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Torquay Boys' Grammar School website
Email address
enquiries@tbgs.torbay.sch.uk
Phone number
01803 615501
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Do you believe that young people should be inspired to ‘Dare to Be’? Or ‘Dare to Dream’? Or just ‘Dare to ….? This is the TBGS mantra and says everything about the aspirations that we wish for our students.

We are an academically selective school set on a beautiful, green site on the edge of Torquay in South Devon, producing outstanding examination results, but we are also known as a school that dares to provide a truly holistic education for our young people together with a strong pastoral commitment to the well-being of both students and staff.
Since 1904, we have been educating able boys and since 2010 have extended our intake to able girls in the Sixth Form. The feedback we have received, and the evidence of our students’ excellent examination results, suggest that we are continuing to provide a first-class education.
Our TBGS students are encouraged to enjoy learning for its own sake, developing creative talents and fulfilling their intellectual potential; our caring environment and strong pastoral system nurtures this academic excellence.

Dare to join us!

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