Executive Finance Director
Connect Education Trust, Enfield, EN3 6BG7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
9 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £58,800.00 - £77,715.00 Annually (Actual)
Executive Finance Director job summary
Executive Finance Director
Apply by: 12noon 9 th July 2026 Interviews: WC 13 th July 2026 Salary Scale: £58,800- £77,715 per annum Hours: 36 hours per week/ 52 weeks Contract Term: Permanent Job Start: ASAP
This job description summaries the purpose and responsibilities of the role; it is not an exhaustive list of tasks that may be necessary and undertaken to achieve this purpose. The purpose and responsibilities can be varied from time to time at the discretion of the Trust, in consultation with the role holder.
Summary of job role
To have a strategic overview of all Trust finance matters to ensure that the Trust is fully compliant and that financial regulations are adhered to. To hold the responsibility and accountability for the financial controls and procedures within the Trust and to manage the finance service for all schools within the Trust.
The Executive Finance Director is responsible and accountable for ensuring that sound and appropriate financial governance and risk management arrangements are in place, prepare and monitor budgets and ensure the delivery of annual accounts in accordance with the Academy Trust Handbook and all statutory requirements.
To provide strategic advice to the Accounting Officer, Chief Financial and Operations Officer and senior leaders on complex financial issues, regulation updates, processes and report to the Trust Board regularly.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Connect Education Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
The Connect Education Trust (CET) is a group of schools based in North London who share a common purpose to make a difference to the lives of young people and believe that this happens when there is effective collaboration between schools and other partners.
We have a motto across our Trust ‘'be included, be connected' which describes our ethos and vision. We believe that we must strive to remove any barriers to learning so that every young person regardless of their start in life can be successful, happy and leave us equipped for the next stage in their life.
All the schools in the trust share common aims and values and draw upon the best practice from local, national and global research. We recognise that our schools serve their own communities and are unique but we insist that our schools follow the ELT way of working to ensure high expectations and equality of opportunity for all our pupils.
We pride ourselves on growing our own staff teams who have the opportunity to work in exciting, well-organised and vibrant environments. We offer high quality support and training to ensure career progression for all staff. Leaders and teachers are helped to develop through our positive teaching school relationships. Staff are encouraged to collaborate with staff in their own school but across the trust and beyond. Through this collaboration we improve our practice and everyone moves forward together.
If you are interested in visiting any of our schools please contact the school directly. You will receive a very warm welcome.
If you are interested in joining our Trust please email us at contactus@eltpartnership.org
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