Synergy Multi Academy Trust are looking for an experienced finance professional, who will lead the Finance Team and act as the Trust's Chief Finance Officer (CFO), providing leadership and management on all aspects of finance and playing a pivotal role in providing clear financial and commercial strategy and direction for the Trust.
The CFO will be responsible for the financial management and sustainability of the Trust and for the financial probity of this publicly-funded Multi-Academy Trust. The post holder will be responsible for providing leadership and management to the Trust's finance function and will enable the Trust to deliver its educational aims and
objectives.
The CFO will also have a key role in supporting the CEO in their role as the Trust's Accounting Officer, in line with the Academy Trust Handbook.
Key responsibilities include:
- Strategic financial leadership
- Financial management and control
- Preparing and monitoring budgets and delivering annual accounts
- Participation in relevant Executive Team, Trust Board and Local Governing Body meetings, ensuring that the CEO, Executive Team, Trustees, Principals and Governors are fully informed, as required.
Experience required:
- Professional finance or finance related qualification at graduate level (i.e. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, MAAT or equivalent)
- A proven track record of successful leadership and management experience, at a senior level (Essential - within a school/trust/charity setting, ideally the SEND education sector)
- High level of IT competence, literacy and numeracy skills
- An ability to travel between schools / trust sites and provisions
- Experience of leading an organisation through a period of budgetary reduction, growth and expansion
- Experience managing significant financial resources with a good appreciation of relevant regulatory frameworks
- In depth knowledge of statutory requirements, procedures and regulatory requirements relating to academies/academy trusts
Please get in touch with your CV to discuss the position in more detail.