Director of Finance (CFO)

Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust, Richmond-Upon-Thames, TW10 7HN

25 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  14 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £77,550.00 - £84,042.00 Annually (FTE)

Director of Finance (CFO) job summary

The Role

At Every Child Every Day Academy Trust, our mission is etched into our name. We are looking for a strategic and accomplished Director of Finance (CFO) who understands that behind every spreadsheet, audit, and procurement contract is a student who deserves the very best resources we can provide.

As we move toward standardised processes, you will lead our financial operations through an era of meaningful transformation and be the architect of a robust, aligned financial infrastructure that ensures every school benefits from the same high-quality systems, providing clarity for our staff and—most importantly—maximising resources for our students.

Your success in this role will be defined by your ability to navigate the unique complexities of the education sector while applying rigorous commercial discipline. You will:

• Standardise & Align: Evolution of our school-based financial functions into a network of high-performing departments, ensuring consistency of practice, reporting, and excellence across the Trust.

• Drive Value: Harness the collective scale of our schools through procurement and income generation.

• Executive Partnership: Act as a “critical friend" to the CEO and Board, providing the financial data and narrative needed to make brave, student-centered decisions.

• Collaborative Leadership: Work as a strategic partner to Headteachers and school finance teams, providing the technical framework that empowers them to manage their budgets with confidence and precision.

We require a qualified accountant with a proven track record of financial leadership, ideally within the education sector or a complex, multi-site public sector environment.

We are looking for someone who:

• Possess deep knowledge of the Academies Financial Handbook and has the experience to manage complex audits and multi-million pound budgets with total precision.
• Has proven experience in developing and executing an innovative income generation strategy, alongside a track record of achieving tangible efficiencies through smart, collective procurement.
• Has the ability to sit with a Headteacher and discuss integrated curriculum financial planning just as comfortably as you present a 5-year sustainability model to the Board of Trustees
• Excels at bridging the gap between central operational goals and the unique identities of individual schools, using influence and collaboration rather than just mandate.
• Has steered teams through periods of change, demonstrating the resilience and empathy required to bring people along on a journey.

Why Every Child Every Day?

This is a rare opportunity to join a Trust that views finance as a vehicle for social mobility. We offer a culture that values professional autonomy, strategic ambition, and the shared goal of improving outcomes for children every single day.

You will be joining an executive team that is collaborative, grounded, and focused on the future.

Every Child Every Day Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and social media check.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/every-child-every-day-academy-trust

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