Finance and Procurement Director

Pendle Education Trust, Nelson, BB9 7YT

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 11 SCP 40 - 44 (£51,357 - £55,613)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Professional Status

• Recognised accountancy qualification (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA) or commitment to obtaining a qualification
• Evidence of sustained professional development at senior leadership level
• Minimum of 5 strong GCSEs (A* - C) including English and Maths

Experience

• Minimum of five years’ experience working at a senior Finance level
• Proven experience of statutory accounts preparation and establishing financial systems - preferably in a geographically distributed organisation
• Experience of using accounts, payroll and budgetary software
• Strategic Finance and Operational leadership in a complex, multi-site organisation
• Experience leading and managing finance teams

Skills and Abilities

• To be able to be flexible and take both a proactive and responsive approach towards the role
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail
• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload with conflicting deadlines

What the school offers its staff

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated , driven individual to join our team at Pendle Education Trust. Key areas of the role include:

• Responsibility for high quality financial operations & reporting
• Supporting CFO with development & implementation of Trust financial strategy
• Supporting CFO in ensuring financial sustainability of the Trust
• Leading on embedding robust financial procedures throughout the Trust to ensure regulatory & statutory compliance
• Leading on development and embedding of Trust wide procurement processes and contract management to maximise value for money.

By joining the Pendle Education Trust family, you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. The Pendle Education Trust core team offers functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance to our primary and secondary schools.

We offer a warm and inclusive working environment with a focus on professional development and there will be scope to develop within this role.

This is a full time, all year round role and will be predominantly based at Northlight Mill in Brierfield as well as spending time at each of our schools as required, so the ability to travel to these sites will be necessary.

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

https://www.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding+and+Child+Protection&pid=58

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Finance and Procurement Director (6).pdf - 2.84 MB (opens in new tab)

About Pendle Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Pendle Education Trust website
• Email address: cbrannon@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pendle-education-trust

Pendle Education Trust was established in 2012 and we now have over 2,630 children in our schools, with over 350 staff dedicated to their education and wellbeing. Our schools are Castercliff Primary Academy, Casterton Primary Academy, Colne Primet Academy, Pendle Primary Academy and West Craven High School. We are committed to where we work and recognise the uniqueness of each of these five communities.

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