Job Title: Director of Finance and IT
Location: Warlingham, Surrey
Salary: £62,000 – £70,000 per annum depending on experience
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 10am on Monday 11th July 2022
Tandridge Learning Trust is a strong partnership of exceptional schools committed to providing a caring and nurturing learning environment that delivers equity and excellence in education.
An exceptional opportunity with Tandridge Learning Trust exists for an enterprising and innovative qualified accountant with highly developed financial acumen and strategic vision to lead on finance and Information Technology (IT) development across a successful and growing multi-academy trust.
About the Role:
We are looking for a pivotal leader to join our Executive Board and hold overall responsibility for the management of our financial and IT systems and processes.
The Director of Finance & IT will be leading a hard-working and dedicated finance and IT team, with a unique opportunity to shape our support functions as we grow and ensure we continue to offer a first-class service to all our schools and that we stay abreast of technological developments in these areas.
Key Responsibilities:
- To provide strategic guidance, leadership and management of all the Trust’s finances within the scheme of delegation and to advise the CEO and Trustees on all financial matters relating to the Trust in line with the Academy Trust Handbook.
- To be responsible for the delivery of financial support services throughout the Trust, including the management of the Trust’s accounting system and controls.
- To be the primary point of contact for all aspects of funding and financial/statutory returns.
- To ensure sound and appropriate financial governance and financial risk management arrangements are in place, prepare and monitor budgets and ensure delivery of annual accounts in accordance with ESFA/DfE guidelines and externally determined deadlines.
- To provide strategic guidance, leadership and management of the Trust’s IT provision, keeping abreast of technological developments in IT and challenging where necessary.
- To oversee the Trust’s relationships with external IT providers, consultants and contractors.
- To support the CEO and Trust Board in developing the Strategic Plan, with particular focus on shared services of finance and IT.
About you:
The successful candidate will be aligned to our core values of equity, collaboration and integrity, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to challenge when necessary and proven/prior experience of leading and managing teams successfully.
Essential Qualifications / Skills:
- Relevant professional qualification in accounting (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or comparable financial experience.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience of strategically managing the finances of a medium sized organisation to provide long-term financial planning and cost analysis.
- Experience of managing a successful team.
- Strong organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to generate financial models and concepts and translate them into tangible tactics.
- Friendly, approachable and enthusiastic with a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
- Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people in line with the Trust’s Child Protection & Safeguarding and related policies
Benefits:
- Professional Development and Training
- Pension Schemes
- Generous Sickness and Holiday / Leave
- Lifestyle and Retail Discounts
- Staff sports & Social Events
- Wellbeing Support
Additional Information:
Tandridge Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, Tandridge Learning Trust is also committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds irrespective of personal characteristics.
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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Director of Finance, Financial Manager, CFO, Head of Finance, Head of Accounts, Director of IT, IT Manager, Business Manager, Management, Director, Director of IT Services, IT Technical Manager, IT Manager, IT Support will all be considered.
