Chief Finance Officer

at  Diocese of York

HOPE SENTAMU LEARNING TRUST HAS FOURTEEN ACADEMIES LOCATED WITHIN YORK, HULL AND NORTH YORKSHIRE. OUR TRUST COMPRISES SIX SECONDARY, SIX PRIMARY AND TWO ALTERNATIVE PROVISION ACADEMIES.

We are currently seeking a values-driven Chief Finance Officer to support the strategic financial development of our Trust. The CFO will drive internal excellence by providing strong financial leadership, guidance and stewardship to deliver the organisation’s financial objectives.
This rewarding role involves working directly with the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer, our schools/academies, Board of Directors and our central team. This role is vital to the financial stability and growth of the Trust which supports our pupils, colleagues and school communities.
The role supports the leadership and finance staff within the central team and school/academy level in performing their roles, ensuring that the Trust operates outstanding financial compliance and governance in line with the Academy Trust Handbook and the annual accounts directives.

JOB DETAILS:

Contract – Permanent
Full time – 37 hours per week
Salary – £66,542 – £75,521 Annually. SM2 SCP 50-54
Full year – 52 weeks – working Monday to Friday
Office Location – York or Hull – Dependent on home location
Travel Required – Yes
Line Manager – Chief Operating Officer
To apply for this position, and to review the job description and person specification, please click on the following link: Chief Finance Officer
Applications for this position will close on 2 February 2025 at Midnight. Interviews will take place on 11 February 2025 with a prospective start date to be mutually agreed.
Hope Sentamu Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Please refer the Job description for details