Director of Finance (CFO)

East Anglian Schools Trust Ltd, Woodbridge, IP13 0RP

26 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 June 2025

• Closing date

  3 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time post 37 hours per week 52 weeks a year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £75721 - £86555

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Director of Finance is a key appointment for EAST and will fulfil the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role as required by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (Department for Education from March 2025), with overall strategic responsibility for financial management, providing technical leadership and support in all accounting matters across the whole Trust. 

The successful applicant will be a dynamic individual who understands what constitutes effective and high-quality leadership. They will be approachable and enthusiastic with a strong understanding of how effective financial and business leadership is essential for a multi-academy trust. The ability to work with other leaders to ensure that expertise is valued and utilised across EAST will be essential. We will be keen to explore with how driven applicants are to improve educational outcomes and life chances for young people through this crucial role. Our future Director of Finance will have a proven record of strategic leadership and people management, along with the ability to drive improvements.  

This role presents many opportunities for an ambitious, experienced professional to lead and shape a wide range of services across our schools, as well as to contributing to the development of the wider organisation and our growth. 

Although not limited to these sectors, we would welcome applicants who come from a commercial, corporate, or educational background. It is essential that applicants have a resonance with our vision alongside relevant expertise and experience. The ability to be diligent, have a ‘can-do’ mind-set and shape systems to drive quality for our Trust/Schools is essential. Working collaboratively and translating vision and strategy into operational requirements are fundamental to the role. 

What the school offers its staff

East Anglian Schools’ Trust (EAST) has an exciting opportunity to join our forward-thinking and growing Trust as we seek to appoint to the post of Director of Finance. We are looking to appoint an inspirational professional to lead the financial business across EAST. With excellent, comprehensive schools across all phases, and a reflective culture that places our four cornerstones of learning, inclusivity, opportunity and community at our foundations, we are extremely proud of our progressive Trust.  

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

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About East Anglian Schools Trust Ltd

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: mrodwell@eastmat.org
• Phone number: 01728746405
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Thank you for expressing an interest in working within East Anglian Schools' Trust (EAST).

Joining EAST and our Schools is an exciting opportunity. With a dynamic and caring ethos, you will be assured of support and a genuine investment in your development. Our staff CPD programmes are of extremely high quality, engaging and innovative. Staff in our schools work within environments which are committed to their wellbeing, making our schools progressive, happy places to work.

Should you wish to visit one of our schools prior to making an application, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Arranging a visit to East Anglian Schools Trust Ltd

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mrodwell@eastmat.org.

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