Finance Director (Statutory CFO)

Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust, York, YO10 5ZA

26 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 August 2025

• Closing date

  7 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time, permanent.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L14 - L17: £68,586 - £73,819 (Starting point negotiable dependent on skills and experience)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Director, or an ambitious and suitably qualified individual looking for their next career step, to join the Central Operations Team of our thriving Multi Academy Trust.

The Finance Director will provide leadership and management of all aspects of finance, as well as being a key member of the Strategic Leadership Team. The role will fulfil the Chief Financial Officer function (CFO) when representing Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust. You will also have responsibility for financial management, providing technical leadership and support in all accounting matters across the Trust.

The role will include regular reporting and the production of high-quality reports in a timely manner enabling informed decisions to be made. The Finance Director will keep ahead of funding and legislative changes that apply to the education sector and will provide the Board of Trustees with strategic financial information to enable them to make informed financial decisions. You will also be responsible for the operational line management of the finance function, managing all financial accounting and transactional finance for the MAT.

The Finance Director will monitor financial performance and drive change within the finance operation of the Trust, bringing greater efficiency. Robust systems, processes and controls will be implemented, ensuring all financial information is up-to-date and reporting is in line with required annual financial returns.

Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Enhanced DBS check required. As part of our due diligence process, an online search will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates. These checks are carried out in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance to determine suitability to work with children and young people and keep them safe.

What the school offers its staff

The support staff in our schools benefit from our Learning, Training and Development programme which aims to ensure that all staff are equipped with the necessary skills, qualifications and resources to fulfil their roles to the highest standard. At Pathfinder, our support staff will:

- be confident in fulfilling all aspects of their role to the highest level.

- act as a source of support, advice and guidance to their colleagues.

- identify any training and development needs for themselves and staff they manage.

- be given support and advice to develop their skills to progress to posts at the next level.

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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@pmat.academy

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

Pathfinder FD Recruitment Pack.pdf - 4.29 MB (opens in new tab)

About Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: recruitment@pmat.academy
• Phone number: 01904 806000
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pathfinder-multi-academy-trust

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