Director of Finance & Resources
Alec Reed Academy, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 5LQ5 days remaining to apply
Earliest start date
1 September 2025
Latest start date
30 September 2025
Closing date
7 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Competitive
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Hold a professional qualification in Finance e.g. ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CIPFA (or significant equivalent senior finance experience)
- Proven successful experience as a Finance Director (or equivalent) in a complex, large-scale organisation
- Responsibility for both financial and non-financial functions such as Building Services, IT Network, Hospitality Services
- Extensive experience in financial planning, budgetary control and performance monitoring
- Experience of preparing statutory accounts and leading on external audits along with working with statutory bodies including HMRC, Companies House, pension providers
- Highly developed analytical, interpretative, and financial modelling skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business and financial strategies
- Applications from those with experience of finance within an educational setting, School Business Management / Project Management qualification and/or knowledge of Academy Trust Handbook, DfE and ESFA financial frameworks would be desirable but not essential.
What the school offers its staff
- An Ofsted ‘Good’ school and an exciting place to work as judged in June 2023
- Local Government Pension Scheme with employer’s pension contribution of over 19%
- Increased job security in a public sector role compared to private sector with generous annual leave entitlement
- New free on-site state of the art fitness suite, access to Blue Light Card and Costco membership for all staff, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, subsidised meals and family friendly policies including dependents entitlement.
Further information about the job
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.
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About Alec Reed Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1672 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Alec Reed Academy website
- Email address
- driscollchris@alecreedacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02088427806
We are proud to be an all-through Academy for students aged 3-19 and an Adult Learning Centre. We are able to create a learning environment for our students that can support them throughout their learning journey. The combination of passionate and talented teaching and associate staff alongside excellent facilities creates an enviable learning environment.
Our ‘state of the art’ facilities have benefited from extensive capital funding. The most recent developments include the Arc in the primary phase and the Quad in the secondary phase. Extensive sports facilities including a Community Sports Centre are enjoyed by students and staff at the Academy and members of our wider communities alike. The Academy is fortunate in that it owns its own ‘Academy Fields’; a large section of fertile land and the perfect environment for outdoor learning.
Our aim: to be an outstanding learning community where individuals thrive. We value our partnerships with parents/carers and know that together, supported by all within our academy community, we can achieve success.
Arranging a visit to Alec Reed Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email driscollchris@alecreedacademy.co.uk.
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