Finance Trustee

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, Chatham, ME4 6NR

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  22 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: This is a volunteer role
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: This is a volunteer role

What skills and experience we're looking for

Join Us as a Finance Trustee: Strengthen Impact and Transform Life Chances

Are you motivated by purpose and highly skilled in finance? Do you want to use your expertise to help a Trust deliver exceptional education for every young person? As a Finance Trustee, you’ll play a pivotal role in safeguarding the Trust’s financial health, ensuring resources are used wisely and strategically to maximise impact across our schools.

This is your opportunity to shape long-term financial strategy, support robust decision-making, and help create the conditions where pupils and staff can thrive.

As a Finance Trustee, you will:

Drive Strategic Financial Planning:Help set and oversee budgets, reserves, and long-term financial plans, aligning investment with the Trust’s vision and priorities.

Ensure Strong Governance & Compliance:Support rigorous financial controls, risk management, and compliance with regulatory and charity requirements protecting the Trust’s sustainability and reputation.

Support and Challenge:Provide constructive challenge to senior leaders, ensuring financial decisions are robust, evidence-led, and deliver value for money, so every pound has purpose.

Champion Equity & Impact: Advise on funding priorities that support inclusion, safeguarding, and improved outcomes for all learners - especially the most vulnerable.

Collaborate at Board Level:Work with fellow Trustees and leaders to translate strategy into sustainable, well-governed delivery across multiple schools.

What We’re Looking For:

We welcome applicants from a range of financial backgrounds—qualified accountants (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA), finance directors, auditors, or experienced financial managers. What matters most is your ability to bring clarity, rigour, and strategic insight.

• Commitment to transforming the life chances of young people
• Experience in finance, audit, risk, or investment (education or charity sector experience is a bonus, not a must)
• Willingness to dedicate time for Board meetings, papers, and occasional committee work or school visits

What the school offers its staff

Why Become a Finance Trustee?

Make a System-Level Difference:Influence the financial decisions that shape education across multiple schools, amplifying your impact.

A Rewarding, Purpose-Driven Role:See how sound financial stewardship translates into better resources, opportunities, and outcomes for pupils and staff.

Professional Growth:Develop your governance, strategic, and leadership skills in a high-trust, collaborative environment.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust website
• Email address: tracy.pocock@tsatrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-thinking-schools-academy-trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Essex, Hampshire and the South West.

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances. Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

o Think about their Thinking
o Be their Best self
o Shape their Success

In this way we transform life chances

Arranging a visit to The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tracy.pocock@tsatrust.org.uk.

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