Chief Financial Officer, Ridgeway Education Trust

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Didcot South East

Category: Finance / Bank / Stock

Industry: Staffing Recruiting

Position: Executive

Job type: Full-time

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Ridgeway Education Trust

  • Number one in finance, both strategic and hands on
  • Make a difference in this thriving and growing organisation

About Our Client

Ridgeway Education Trust (RET) is a multi-academy trust which comprises Didcot Girls’ School, St Birinus Boys’ School and Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School. The two secondary schools also include Didcot Sixth Form, a mixed sixth form of some 400 boys and girls.

Didcot Girls’ School is an outstanding school, as confirmed by Ofsted (November 2022). The school has a commitment to the very highest standards and is an exciting and happy school where real attention is given to professional development and staff wellbeing. St Birinus School was judged to be a good school once more by Ofsted (February 2020) and is on its way to outstanding. The school has a strong sense of identity and a tangibly vibrant ethos. Sutton Courtenay CofE Primary School joined RET in April 2019, creating the opportunity to build an exceptional, coherent education provision from nursery up to and including sixth form.

Both secondary schools are unique as the only boy or girl state schools in Oxfordshire. All three schools share the same strong values of high-quality teaching and learning and respectful relationships within an inclusive learning community.

Job Description

This is a broad all-round number one Finance role.

  • Be responsible for the management, development, and leadership of the Finance and HR team line managing the Finance & HR Services Lead who had direct day-to-day responsibility for the team
  • Work alongside the CEO and Director of Operations to ensure the delivery of the organisation’s strategy
  • Be responsible for all aspects of finance, ensuring timely and accurate production of monthly management accounts and associated reporting, annual statutory account production and audit liaison.
  • Prepare the annual budget and financial plans.
  • Take the lead on the Trust’s risk management strategy
  • Ensure compliance with the Financial Procedures and Financial Regulations for Mutli-Academy Trusts as described by the Academies Handbook

The Successful Applicant

You will be a strategic thinker able to navigate the increasingly complex and volatile world of academy finances with resilience, a calm, measured approach and a ’can-do’ attitude.

The successful candidate will be:

  • CCAB, ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified Accountant who is hands-on with the ability to operate at board level.
  • Educated to Degree level or equivalent
  • Strong administrative skills and communication skills and influence to present to senior boards
  • Good knowledge of financial regulatory requirements, ideally SORP
  • Experience in improving systems
  • Experience managing a finance team

What’s On Offer

This is a career-defining opportunity for a senior finance professional with vision and a strong track record to join Ridgeway Education Trust as its Chief Financial Officer. You will be part of a strong and committed Trust Executive Team dedicated to providing outstanding education for all our children and young people, with powerful collaboration at the heart of everything they do. They are an outward-facing and thriving Trust actively exploring growth opportunities. They are looking to appoint someone who will be passionate in their support of the schools and committed to the culture of continuous improvement, which typifies the Trust.

As well as a competitive salary and excellent annual leave (29 days + bank holidays), we also offer Hybrid working (2-3 days WFH) or compressed hours (doing longer hours in 4 days).

Please apply without delay, as shortlisting finishes on the 10th of February or call if you have any questions

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Ref Code: MPGOJN 0220235925744
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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