Excellence, Aspiration and Care in Partnership
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer
Salary: Pay Band £66,705 - £70,562 (actual)
Full Time (36 hours per week)
Term Time + 10 days
Ashmole Trust was created upon the foundation stones of two excellent schools – primarily Ashmole Academy and subsequently, Ashmole Primary. In September 2024, Osidge School, an excellent local Primary, joined our Trust. All of these schools demonstrate and deliver excellence in everything that they do. For us, this means excellence in learning outcomes, Staff Development, Financial Management, HR and IT services, Estate Management and all other facets of what it takes to make a school a success.
We see the pursuit of excellence as relentless - it requires our schools to be at the forefront of innovative educative practice, but also needs to emanate from a contented and safe community of both staff and pupils. Both the Trust and its schools therefore put ‘care’ at the heart of their visions.
The Trust is currently recruiting a CFO/COO to support our expansion programme. The CFO is key in providing leadership and strategic management in pursuit of our modern and forward-thinking vision in the areas of Finance, Estates, Health & Safety and IT. Working collaboratively with the CEO & Board of Trustees to ensure the Trust’s resources are used efficiently and support the Trust’s vision.
The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for developing and implementing the Trust’s Financial, Estates and Health and Safety strategies and will lead on Audit and Risk Management. You will provide financial recommendations to the CEO and Board of Trustees and oversee all financial reporting. You will lead the Finance and Site Teams, providing strategic guidance while ensuring compliance with the funding agreement, financial regulations and charity law. You will lead on all areas of Estates ensuring compliance with statutory, health and safety and relevant legislation and oversee the development and implementation of an IT Strategy.
The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant (CIPFA, ACCA, ACA, CIPFA) or equivalent and have extensive experience at a senior and strategic level. Experience of a MAT or education, while desirable, is not essential. The ability to meet the financial challenges in education, be a strategic thinker, have relevant experience and have good interpersonal skills to be able to influence decisions makers and communicate across all stakeholders is more important.
This is an exciting time to be joining the Trust and be at the forefront in a time of growth and expansion for the Trust. In exchange you will receive a competitive salary and membership of the local government pension scheme, life assurance and company sickness benefits among many other benefits. Extensive professional development through high quality mentoring. Throughout the Trust we have a focus on wellbeing for all our staff. We are proud to be a flexible working employer.
A recruitment pack is available from our
website
, where you can also download an application form and email to
office@ashmoletrust.org
along with your supporting letter.
Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - 9am
Equality, diversity and inclusion are essential elements of our culture. We strive to create a work environment in which all individuals are treated fairly and with respect and have equal access to opportunities and resources.
Ashmole Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
