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Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Torquay Boys' Grammar School, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7EL

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 October 2026

• Closing date

  2 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 August 2026

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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: £97620
• Actual salary: 0.2 FTE = £19524

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.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

CFO job description 2026.pdf - 363 KB (opens in new tab)

About Torquay Boys' Grammar School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1087 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Torquay Boys' Grammar School website
• Email address: enquiries@tbgs.torbay.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01803 615501
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/torquay-boys-grammar-school-tq2-7el

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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