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Chief Financial Officer

Furness Academy, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9BB

28 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week. Full Year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: NJC 43-46 £54,495 - £57,665

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will:

• Advise the CEO, Board and other Executive Leadership Team on all matters relating to financial strategy and operations.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the Trust’s strategy, providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, setting financial objectives and monitoring performance.
• Manage the budget process, from planning through to approval, working with the Executive Leadership Team.
• Build leadership and capacity at all levels.

What the school offers its staff

We will offer you:

• A very welcoming Trust where the development of every person matters.
• Hard-working, committed and aspirational staff and students.
• The whole-hearted support of Furness Education Trust’s Leadership Team.
• A welcoming and dedicated Trust Service Management team.
• An extensive employee benefits and rewards package.
• Support to gain professional qualifications

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

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 JD .pdf - 196 KB (opens in new tab)

Advert - CFO MAY 26 .pdf - 159 KB (opens in new tab)

About Furness Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1188 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Furness Academy website
• Email address: swilson@furnesseducationtrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 01229 484277
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/furness-academy

Furness Academy is an 11-16 Academy, with a current roll of 875 students. Here, we believe that what matters most is people. We understand that building positive, respectful relationships between everyone in our Academy is really important in making Furness Academy a truly exciting place to work and learn.

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