12 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    21 March 2025 at 10am

  • Date listed

    7 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£91,205.00 - £100,444.00 Annually (FTE)

Chief Financial Officer job summary

Chief Financial Officer of Danes Educational Trust

Pay range: £91,205 to £100,444

Location: St Clement Danes School, Hertfordshire, WD3 6EW

This is an exciting time to be joining our trust. With 12 schools already in the Trust and a further secondary school joining in September 2025, we are looking for an experienced and strategic Chief Finance Officer to lead the financial operations of our growing network of schools.

The Chief Financial Officer is a key role within the central services of the Trust and will take the lead on the successful strategic development and direction of the Trust finance operations ensuring the financial health and sustainability of the Trust and our schools. Our central services is a collaborative team of education and business leaders with extensive experience in the education sector.

As a highly regarded multi academy trust, we are committed to operational excellence which is focussed on positive outcomes for our learners. You will play an integral role in helping us achieve this. If you are a forward-thinking finance leader with a passion for supporting educational success, we would love to hear from you.

We hope that the details of this outstanding opportunity in a key role offer insight into how you could make a real difference within our Trust. We look forward to receiving applications from those who are interested to join us on our journey.

For a full job description, please visit the Danes Educational Trust recruitment website by clicking here.

    For an initial discussion about this post, please contact Dominic Richards, Chief Operating Officer on drichards@danesedtrust.org.uk

      The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

      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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      About Danes Educational Trust

      Type
      Multi-academy trust

      Danes Educational Trust is a multi-academy trust working to develop optimistic, resilient learners and valued, empowered staff through local, national and global partnerships.

      It was established as a multi-academy trust in June 2016, when St Clement Danes School, an outstanding school in Chorleywood, was asked to open a second school in South West Hertfordshire – Croxley Danes School. The Trust now comprises of six schools St Clement Danes, Croxley Danes, Chancellor’s School, Onslow St Audrey’s School, De Havilland Primary School and Elstree Screen Arts Academy.

      Danes Educational Trust is led by Dr Josephine Valentine OBE and is based at St Clement Danes School.

      Please visit the rest of our website to learn more about our vision, our schools and the opportunities which exist to work within our trust.

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