Deputy Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Lion Academy Trust, Leyton, E10 6EJ10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £89,475 - £98,984
Pay scale
- Executive Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
What We’re Looking For:
- A strategic leader with a proven track record in financial and operational management within a multi-site organisation (education sector experience desirable).
- Professional qualification in finance, business, HR, or project management (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CMI, CIPD, PRINCE2).
- Strong experience in budgetary control, procurement, estates management, and HR processes.
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience managing large-scale projects, contracts, and service improvements
- A highly organised and results-driven approach with a commitment to excellence in education.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- Career progression
- unlimited access to CPD and career development through providers such as The National College and The Key.
- Employee Assistance programme for you and your immediate family
- Perks at Work
Further details about the role
Lion Academy Trust is a forward-thinking educational trust committed to delivering outstanding educational outcomes. We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Deputy Chief Financial and Operations Officer (DCFOO) to join our executive team and play a key role in driving operational excellence across finance, HR, ICT, estates, procurement, administration, and marketing.
As the DCFOO, you will be responsible for ensuring the trust’s resources are effectively managed, compliance is maintained, and operational services support educational success. Reporting to the Chief Financial and Operations Officer (CFOO), you will lead strategic initiatives, manage financial planning ,and oversee risk management. You will also deputise for the CFOO when required, ensuring continuity in financial and operational leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership across finance, HR, ICT, estates, procurement, administration, and marketing.
- Ensure LAT makes the best possible use of resources through efficient planning and budget management
- Lead financial oversight, ensuring compliance with the Academies Trust Handbook and ESFA guidelines.
- Oversee estates and facilities management, ensuring all settings are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose.
- Manage and monitor ICT infrastructure, cyber security, and digital transformation projects.
- Work closely with HR teams to support recruitment, staff retention, and workforce planning.
- Drive continuous operational improvement and risk mitigation across all LAT schools.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will receive the Safeguarding Policy that outlines the duties and responsibilities of the employer and all employees.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Lion Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Lion Academy Trust website
- Email address
- recruitment@lionacademytrust.net
Dear Candidate,
Thank you for taking the time to look at roles at the Lion Academy Trust. I am extremely proud of what our teams do on a daily basis - from teaching in classes that cater for the broadest range of needs and abilities through to the support teams that make sure that everything runs smoothly and ensures that our pupils, staff and visitors experience the very best of what primary-phase education can offer.
By seeking to engage with the Trust in applying for a new role, I would encourage you to explore our websites, social media feeds and where possible, speak to our staff about working for the Lion Academy Trust. We have high standards and expectations and work hard to make sure every pupil is afforded the education they deserve - but we cherish the staff we have and work as hard to ensure that we support and develop all our teams to achieve their full potential.
You will find all the details you need in the materials provided for each role. If you are looking for an employer that will match and exceed your ambition to positively change the lives of the pupils and communities we serve, then the Lion Academy Trust may well be the employer for you.
Good luck on your journey to finding the right job and the next steps in your career.
Justin James,
Chief Executive Officer
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