Head of Finance
Salary | East Sussex LMG, Grade 3, sp13-16, £51,201-£55,925 pa |
Location | St Joseph's CofE Junior Academy |
Address | DCAT Central Office based at St Joseph'S Cofe Junior Academy, Orchard Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1DQ |
Website | www.dcat.academy |
hr@dcat.academy | |
Telephone No | 01273056291 |
Required From | September 2022 |
Contract | Permanent, Full-time 37 hours per week |
DCAT are a thriving Trust on the south coast of England with 16 current schools, 4927 children and 706 staff. The Trust is in a strong financial position with ambitious development plans and anticipated future growth and we have an exciting opening available for a talented and highly skilled Head of Finance to join our centre team.
You will have the unique opportunity to help create a finance team and broader finance functions in your own imagine. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic leadership of our Trust finances. You will manage the centralised finance function team within the Trust and work closely with our newly appointed Chief Operating Officer and the other Heads of Area (HR and Operations & Governance) to lead and develop our Trust business support functions – ensuring that we are offering a first-class service to our schools. You will have: Oversight of the Trust’s finance systems and processes. Responsibility for the production of timely and accurate management accounts. Timely Internal and external financial reporting and statutory returns. Working alongside the Chief Operating Officer to set and monitor the Trust’s budget and determine finance strategy. To lead in the context of a Church of England Trust. To be willing and able to travel across the Trust. Salary East Sussex Local Managerial Grade 3, sp13-16 (£51,201-£55,925 per annum) Monday-Friday, 37 hours per week, all year round- negotiable for the right candidate. Location Our Trust has a large geographical spread, with our main finance officer in Chichester in our West region and the central office based in Eastbourne in our East region. This post allows you to be based in either of our Chichester (West) or Eastbourne (East) offices and will require regular travel out to our academies. Candidates should submit: A completed application form (CVs will not be acceptable) A supporting statement of no more than four sides of A4 size 11 font The Trust has a commitment to equality and diversity and encourages recruits from a diverse background to apply. Completed applications should be addressed to Dominique Lewis, Head of HR and sent to hr@dcat.academy. The deadline for applications is 9.00am on Monday 27th June. Interviews will be held on Monday 4th July 2022. Please contact Stephen Barrett, Chief Operating Officer, If you would like an informal discussion about the role, sbarrett@dcat.academy. Application pack is available on our website www.dcat.academy/vacancies. Closing Date: 9.00am on Monday 27th June 2022 Interview Dates: Monday 4th July 2022 The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain an enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check. All DCAT staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All staff should be aware of the Trust’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times. This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018. The academy will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the academy, by completi | |
Posted Date: | 22 June 2022 |
Closing Date: | 27 June 2022 |
Interview Date: | 04/07/2022 |