Chief Financial Officer

Our client is one of the largest and most innovative providers of technical and vocational education across the Midlands region. This influential group, renowned for its employer and student-centric provision has a celebrated legacy of providing exemplary education and training that transforms lives and drives economic growth. They are widely recognised for their commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and educational excellence, positively impacting the lives of thousands of students across the Midlands region and beyond.

They are seeking an inspirational Director of Finance and Resources to lead their financial, operational, and resource management functions. You will provide strategic leadership and accountability across the College's finances and operational activities, working closely with the ELT and Board, monitoring and maintaining the College's resilience and driving growth. Your focus will be on delivering corporate services (Finance, Estates, Procurement and Risk Management) to an exceptional standard whilst overseeing systems and processes to drive efficiencies and operational excellence.

You will be a qualified, commercially orientated accountant with a wealth of strategic finance leadership experience, ideally gained within a highly complex, customer-centric, multi-stakeholder environment. You must possess excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the capacity to engage at all levels across and beyond the organisation, and be able to solve complex strategic challenges through deliverable and workable business solutions at this important time of change.